barramundi

American  

[bar-uh-muhn-dee] / ˌbær əˈmʌn di /

Sometimes barramunda

noun

barramundis, plural barramundies, plural barramundi plural

1. a lungfish, Neoceratodus forsteri, of the rivers of Australia.

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barramundi British  

/ ˌbærəˈmʌndɪ /

noun

1. any of several large edible Australian fishes esp the percoid species Lates calcarifer (family Centropomidae) of NE coastal waters or the freshwater species Scleropages leichardti (family Osteoglossidae) of Queensland

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Other Word Forms

Inflected Forms

noun

• barramundis
  plural
• barramundi
  plural
• barramundies
  plural

Etymology

Origin of barramundi

First recorded in 1870–75; from an Aboriginal language of Queensland

Example Sentences

The menu includes meat pies, sausage rolls and barramundi.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

It was the usual fare, some would have argued: wild-caught barramundi infused with lemongrass and lime, grilled sirloin steak with onion marmalade, a coconut vegetable curry.

From BBC • Sep. 6, 2024

It honestly really frustrates and upsets me because you do all this work and your barramundi is happily substituted.

From Salon • May 2, 2023

I’d like barramundi fish with a green — kind of like chimichurri — sauce they make that’s all herbs that are pureed with olive oil.

From Washington Post • Jul. 1, 2021

Mangroves still reinforce the muddy banks at intervals, and big barramundi swirl aside to give the boat precedence in the narrow way.

From Tropic Days by Banfield, E. J. (Edmund James)