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Definition of couta in English: coutanounˈkuːtə Australian informal A barracouta (fish) a couta ate half the salmon before we could get it ashore Example sentencesExamples - So greedy are the 'coutas that they will sometimes jump at the bait before it reaches the water.
- He was flattered to hear his "ancient couta boat" referred to as a yacht.
- Small snappers have difficulty with heads but a big snapper will crush and swallow a couta or whiting head like you or I will chomp a jelly baby.
- Circulation areas are used in a limited way for display, especially for a few large iconic objects, such as a 'couta boat complete with unfurled sail at the front of the building.
- Keep checking your bait, as you may never be aware that a 'couta is having a go at it.
- At least the couta belly flaps were good for bait.
Origin Late 19th century: abbreviation of barracouta. |