tonina

See also: toniña, toñina, and tónina

Spanish

Etymology

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

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