bonitonoun
uk/bəˈniːtəʊ//bəˈniːt̬oʊ/[ C ] plural bonito or bonitos a type of small tuna (= a large fish that lives in warm seas):
Fish caught in warm waters include bonito, sharks, and turtles.
[ U ] the flesh of this fish eaten as food, often used dried in Japanese cooking:
Dashi is a mixture of dried bonito and dried seaweed.
It's a sort of pancake and they top it with shaved bonito flakes.