barracuda (barakoda)

[Native name.] A large voracious fish, Sphyræna picuda, of the West Indian and neighboring seas. It belongs to the perch family, and is from 6 to 10 feet in length. barrad, barraid (bar'ad, -ād), n. [Ir. bairread, baireud, The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: Dictionary barrad nal.] A conical cap of very ancient origin, worn by the Irish till as late as the seventeenth century.