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

Noun Inflected Forms

• barramundi
  plural
• barramundies
  plural
• barramundis
  plural

Etymology

Origin of barramundi

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

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

barramundi barramundies

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

We ate freshly caught barramundi, drank beers and roared along with the stadium crowds.

From The Guardian ● Feb. 19, 2020

At this camp some capital barramundi and perch were caught, one of the former weighing no less than 14 pounds.

From Narrative of the Overland Expedition of the Messrs. Jardine from Rockhampton to Cape York, Northern Queensland by Byerley, Frederick, J.

We’ll have leather jacks, johnny cakes, And fritters in the pan; Or if you’d like some fish I’ll catch you some soon, For we’ll bob for barramundies Round the banks of a lagoon.

From The Old Bush Songs by Paterson, A. B. (Andrew Barton)