English
Pronunciation
US: too�'n�, /�tu�n�/, /"tu:n@/
British, Aus: tyoo�'n�, /�tju�n�/, /"tju:n@/
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-u�n�|-u�n�
Etymology
American Spanish alteration of the Spanish atún, modified from the Arabic tūn, from the Latin thunnus, from the Greek thynnos.
Noun
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tuna (plural tuna or tunas)
- any of several species of fish, of the genus Thunnus, in the family Scombridae.
- the edible flesh of the tuna
- a type of cactus native to Mexico
- the fruit of the cactus
Synonyms
tuna fish (US 1,2)
Translations
trans-top|fish
Chinese: é��æ§�é�/é��æ�ªé±¼ jÄ«nqiÄ�ngyú, jin1qiang1yu2
Czech: tu�ák m
Dutch: tonijn m
French: thon m
German: Thunfisch m
Hungarian: tonhal
Italian: tonno m
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Japanese: 鮪 (���, maguro)
Korean: 참� chamchi
Polish: tu�czyk
Russian: ��не� /tun'éc/ m
Slovak: tuniak m
Spanish: atún m
Turkish: tuna m
Welsh: tiwna m
trans-bottom
cactus
Korean: ë¶�ì±�ì� ì�¸ì�¥ buchae seoninjang
Indonesian
Adjective
tuna
- damaged
Category:Indonesian language
Maori
Etymology
Common Polynesian
Noun
tuna
- eel
Category:Maori language
Romanian
Etymology
Latin tonare
Verb
tuna (inf. used in the form a tuna)
- thunder
Category:Romanian verbs
Spanish
Noun
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- the fruit of the nopal cactus
- a college singing group
Scientific names
genus Opuntia, Opuntia ficus-indica
Translations
English: prickly pear, Indian fig
French: figue de barbarie
Italian: ficco d'india|ficco d�india
Usage notes
Tuna is a false friend, and does not mean a type of fish in Spanish. The word for that kind of "tuna" in Spanish is atún.
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