atún
See also: atun
Galician
Noun
atún m (plural atúns)
Synonyms
Spanish
Etymology
From Andalusian Arabic [Term?], from Arabic اَلتُّنّ (at-tunn, “tuna”), from Latin thunnus, from Ancient Greek θύννος (thúnnos), from θύνω (thúnō, “to rush, dart along”). Compare Portuguese atum. See also the related Spanish tonina.
Pronunciation
Noun
atún m (plural atunes)
- tuna (fish)
Derived terms
Further reading
- “atún”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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