guaguanche

noun

gua·​guan·​che

(g)wəˈ(g)wänchē

variants or guaguancho

-(ˌ)chō

plural -s

: a barracuda (Sphyraena guachancho) of the Caribbean area and adjacent Atlantic coasts that is typically yellowish to olive above, silvery below, and spotted with black or dark brown

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Etymology

American Spanish

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