tollina
Spanish
Etymology
From dissimilation from tonina, probably from Vulgar Latin *thunnina, from Latin thunnus (“tuna”), alluding to the blows used to finish off this fish once its caught[1].
Noun
tollina f (plural tollinas)
References
- ^ Joan Coromines, José A. Pascual (1983–1991) Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos
Further reading
- “tollina”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014