tuna
(Inglese)
- (countable, uncountable) Any of several species of fish of the genus Thunnus in the family Scombridae.
- (countable, uncountable) The edible flesh of the tuna.
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Pronunciato come (IPA)
/ˈtjuː.nə/
Etimologia (Inglese)
From American Spanish alteration of the Spanish atún, from Arabic اَلتُّنّ (at-tunn, “tuna”) from Latin thunnus, itself from Ancient Greek θύννος (thúnnos). Possibly in the sense of "darter" from thynein "to dart along". Doublet of tonno.
Related words
tuna-fish
Anguilla sucklandii
Opuntia tuna
Arctic bonito
atu
barriolet
cardón
club mackerel
Thunnus
Atlantic bonito
oceanic bonito
oceanic skipjack
lesser tunny
ocean bonito
toothpick cactus
victor fish
barbary fig
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