First Known Use: 1770
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barracouta
noun bar·ra·cou·ta \ˌber-ə-ˈkü-tə, ˌba-rə-\
Definition of BARRACOUTA
: a large elongate marine bony fish (Thyrsites atun of the family Gempylidae) used for food and caught commercially in the waters off New Zealand and southern Australia
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Origin of BARRACOUTA
modification of American Spanish barracuda
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