tonina

See also: toniña, toñina, and tónina

Spanish

Alternative forms

• toñina

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *thunnina, from Latin thunnus (“tuna”), from Ancient Greek θύννος (thúnnos). Compare Catalan tonyina.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /toˈnina/ [t̪oˈni.na]
• Rhymes: -ina
• Syllabification: to‧ni‧na

Noun

tonina f (plural toninas)

1. common bottlenose dolphin
2. tuna

Derived terms

• tollina
• tonina overa

 

Further reading

• “tonina”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014