picuda

noun

pi·​cu·​da

pə̇ˈküdə

plural -s

: great barracuda

Word History

Etymology

American Spanish, from Spanish, feminine of picudo beaked, pointed, sharp, from pico beak, modification of Latin beccus beak, from Gaulish

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