tuna

Signification (Anglais)

1. Any of several species of fish of the genus Thunnus in the family Scombridae.
2. The edible flesh of the tuna.

Concepts

thon

figue de Barbarie

figue d'Inde

figue de cactus

thonier

opuntia tuna

germon

thon rouge de Méditerranée

thon rouge de l’Atlantique

thon rouge du Nord

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈtjuː.nə/

Étymologie (Anglais)

From American Spanish alteration of the Spanish atún, from Arabic اَلتُّنّ (at-tunn, “tuna”) from Latin thunnus, itself from Ancient Greek θύννος (thúnnos). Doublet of tonno.