"couta boat" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: couta boats [plural]
Etymology: From barracouta, a prized food fish. Etymology templates: {{m|en|barracouta}} barracouta Head templates: {{en-noun}} couta boat (plural couta boats)
  1. (Australia) A type of fishing boat used in Victoria, Australia, until the 1950s, latterly reinvented as a recreational sailboat. Tags: Australia
    Sense id: en-couta_boat-en-noun-OJxCxv2n Categories (other): Australian English, English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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