# barracuda
## English
### Etymology

First attested in the 1670s, from Latin American Spanish barracuda, perhaps from a Cariban word.

### Pronunciation

* (UK) IPA: /ˌbæɹəˈkuːdə/
* Audio (Southern England):(file)
* Rhymes: -uːdə

### Noun

barracuda (plural barracuda or barracudas)
* Any large marine fish of the genus Sphyraena that have elongated bodies, a projecting lower jaw, displaying prominent fang-shaped teeth, and are aggressive predators.
* (figuratively) One who uses harsh or predatory means to compete.

#### Derived terms

* barracudalike
* yellowtail barracuda

#### Translations
### See also

* barracouta

### Further reading

* barracuda on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
* Sphyraena on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
* “barracuda”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

## Catalan
### Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish barracuda.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central, Balearic) [bə.rəˈku.ðə]
* IPA: (Valencia) [ba.raˈku.ða]

### Noun

barracuda f (plural barracudes)
* barracuda

### Further reading

* “barracuda” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

## Dutch
### Etymology

Borrowed from English barracuda. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˌbɑ.raːˈky.daː/
* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: bar‧ra‧cu‧da

### Noun

barracuda f (plural barracuda's)
* barracuda, fish of the genus Sphyraena
    Synonym: zeesnoek

## French
### Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish barracuda.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ba.ʁa.ky.da/, /ba.ʁa.ku.da/
* Audio:(file)

### Noun

barracuda m (plural barracudas)
* barracuda

## Italian
### Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish barracuda.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /bar.raˈku.da/
* Rhymes: -uda
* Hyphenation: bar‧ra‧cù‧da

### Noun

barracuda m (invariable)
* barracuda

### Further reading

* barracuda in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

## Portuguese
### Etymology

From Spanish barracuda.

### Pronunciation

* Rhymes: -udɐ
* (Brazil) IPA: /ba.ʁaˈku.dɐ/ [ba.haˈku.dɐ]
* (Brazil) IPA: /ba.ʁaˈku.dɐ/ [ba.haˈku.dɐ]
** (Rio de Janeiro) IPA: /ba.ʁaˈku.dɐ/ [ba.χaˈku.dɐ]
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /ba.ʁaˈku.da/ [ba.haˈku.da]
* (Portugal) IPA: /bɐ.ʁɐˈku.dɐ/ [bɐ.ʁɐˈku.ðɐ]

### Noun

barracuda f (plural barracudas)
* barracuda (large marine fish of the genus Sphyraena)

### Further reading

* “barracuda”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025

## Spanish
### Etymology

Unknown, perhaps from a Cariban term. According to Watkins, from Valencian/Catalan barracó (“snaggletooth”); see barraca.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /baraˈkuda/ [ba.raˈku.ð̞a]
* Rhymes: -uda
* Syllabification: ba‧rra‧cu‧da

### Noun

barracuda f (plural barracudas)
* (zoology) barracuda
    Synonym: picuda

#### Descendants

* → Cebuano: barakuda
* → English: barracuda
* → Italian: barracuda
* → Portuguese: barracuda

### Further reading

* “barracuda”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10
* “barracuda”, in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th edition, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2016, →ISBN.