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Word: barras (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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Usage:

...alert reporter, however, discovered that in Australia the snoek is called barra-couta. He raced to a natural history museum. Ah, yes, said a learned authority there, the South African snoek (not to be confused with the basslike Gulf of Mexico snook or robalo) is indeed a barra-couta, a cousin of the mild-mannered mackerel and no relation to the barbarous barracuda...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Foreign News: The Snoek | 10/20/1947 | See Source »

...last week, when a 440-lb. shark caught off Barra da Tijuca was opened, there rolled out a human head, two human arms. Jacare's own comrades, examining the teeth, were doubtful it was Jacare. though expert criminologists, judging from the skull formation and skin color, were sure it was from Jacare's region. In any case, it was another poor jangadeiro...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Foreign News: End of a Hero | 6/8/1942 | See Source »

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