atún

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Galician

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Alternative forms

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /aˈtuŋ/ [aˈt̪uŋ]
  • Rhymes: -uŋ
  • Hyphenation: a‧tún

Noun

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atún m (plural atúns)

  1. tuna
    Synonym: túnido

Spanish

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Etymology

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Borrowed 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

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  • IPA(key): /aˈtun/ [aˈt̪ũn]
  • Audio (Spain):(file)
  • Rhymes: -un
  • Syllabification: a‧tún

Noun

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atún m (plural atunes)

  1. tuna (fish)
  2. (colloquial) ignorant, stupid person

Derived terms

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Further reading

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