tonyina

Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *thunnīna, from thunnus (“tuna”) + -īna (derivational suffix).

Compare Spanish tonina, toñina.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [tuˈɲi.nə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [toˈɲi.na]

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• Rhymes: -ina

Noun

tonyina f (plural tonyines)

1. tuna
2. (slang) hit, blow, smack

   Synonyms: atupada, pallissa

Derived terms

• atonyinar
• tonyiner

Further reading

• “tonyina”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
• “tonyina”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026
• “tonyina” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “tonyina” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.