tuna

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Etymology 1 1.2.1 Noun 1.2.1.1 Synonyms 1.2.1.2 Translations 1.3 Etymology 2 1.3.1 Noun 1.3.1.1 Translations 1.4 Anagrams 2 Chamorro 2.1 Verb 3 Czech 3.1 Noun 4 Indonesian 4.1 Adjective 5 Maori 5.1 Etymology 5.2 Noun 6 Romanian 6.1 Etymology 6.2 Verb 7 Spanish 7.1 Noun 7.1.1 Usage notes

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[edit] Pronunciation

• (Aus, UK) enPR: tyoo͞'nə, IPA: /ˈtjuː.nə/, SAMPA: /"tju:n@/
• (US) enPR: too͞'nə, IPA: /ˈtuː.nə/, /ˈtjuː.nə/, SAMPA: /"tu:n@/
•  Audio (US)^{help, file}
• Rhymes: -uːnə

[edit] Etymology 1

From American Spanish alteration of the Spanish atún, from Arabic تن (tunn), “‘tuna’”), from Latin thunnus.

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[edit] Noun

tuna (plural tuna or tunas)

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

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• tuna fish

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[edit] Etymology 2

Taino

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tuna (plural tunas)

1. A type of cactus native to Mexico in the genus Opuntia.
2. The fruit of the cactus.

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• Alphagram: antu
• aunt

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tuna

1. (transitive) to laud, to praise.

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tuna f.

1. ton (unit of weight)

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tuna

1. damaged

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Common Polynesian

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tuna

1. eel

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[edit] Romanian

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From Latin tonare

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tuna (inf. used in the form a tuna)

1. thunder

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tuna f. (plural tunas)

1. (Mexico) prickly pear, the fruit of the nopal cactus (scientific names: genus Opuntia, Opuntia ficus-indica)
2. (Spain) a college singing group, wearing ornate clothes, called in the Americas estudiantina (see Tuna (music))

[edit] 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.