barbudo

noun

bar·​bu·​do

bärˈbü(ˌ)dō

plural -s

1

: any of several threadfins used as food

especially : a common species (Polynemus virginicus) of the Caribbean and adjacent areas

2

: any of several berycoid fishes (genus Polymixia) widely distributed in the deeper waters of the Atlantic and Pacific oceans

Word History

Etymology

American Spanish, from Spanish, adjective, bearded, from barba beard, from Latin; from the barbels

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