English Explanatory Dictionary

tuna

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of several species of fish of the genus Thunnus in the family Scombridae.
  2. The edible flesh of the tuna.
noun
  1. The prickly pear, a type of cactus native to Mexico in the genus Opuntia.
  2. The fruit of the cactus.
name
  1. Various towns and (historical) former settlements in Sweden.
name
  1. A god, considered the son of Manga-wai-roa and source of eels.

Pronunciation

tyo͞o'nə /ˈtjuː.nə/ cho͞o'nə /ˈtʃuː.nə/ to͞o'nə /ˈtu.nə/ en-us-tuna.ogg /ˈtjuːnə/ /ˈtuːnə/ /ˈtʉ.nɐ/ /ˈtju.nə/

Word forms

tuna tunas

Etymology

Etymology tree Arabic اَلْ (al-) Phoenicianbor. Ancient Greek θῠ́ννος (thŭ́nnos)bor. Latin thunnusbor. Arabic تُنّ (tunn) Arabic اَلتُّنّ (at-tunn) Andalusian Arabicbor. Old Spanish atun Spanish atúnder. United States Spanish tunabor. English tuna Borrowed from United States Spanish tuna, alteration of 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.

Synonyms

tuna fish tunny

Related words

xoconostle Tune

Derived words

ahi tuna albacore tuna Allison tuna bigeye tuna blackfin tuna bluefin tuna bullet tuna dogtooth tuna frigate tuna great tuna leaping tuna little tuna longfin tuna long-finned tuna mackerel tuna park the beef bus in tuna town skipjack tuna striped tuna tuna casserole tuna crab tunagetti tunaghetti tuna junkie tuna melt tuna noodle casserole tuna salad tuna taco white tuna yellowfin tuna yellowtail tuna Halimeda tuna
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