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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024tu•na1 /ˈtunə, ˈtyu-/USA pronunciation n., pl. (esp. when thought of as a group) -na, (esp. for kinds or species) -nas. - Fish[countable] a large sea-dwelling food fish, including the albacore and yellowfin tuna.
- Fish[uncountable] Also called ˈtu•na ˌfish. the flesh of the tuna, used as food.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024tu•na1 (to̅o̅′nə, tyo̅o̅′-),USA pronunciation n., pl. (esp. collectively) -na, (esp. referring to two or more kinds or species) -nas. - Fishany of several large food and game fishes of the family Scombridae, inhabiting temperate and tropical seas. Cf. albacore, bluefin tuna, yellowfin tuna.
- Fishany of various related fishes.
- FishAlso called tu′na fish′. the flesh of the tuna, used as food.
- Greek thýnnos tunny
- Arabic al the + tūn
- American Spanish, variant of Spanish atún
- 1880–85, American.
- Plant Biologyany of various prickly pears, esp. either of two erect, treelike species, Opuntia tuna or O. ficus-indica, of Mexico, bearing a sweet, edible fruit.
- Plant Biologythe fruit of these plants.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: tuna /ˈtjuːnə/ n ( pl -na, -nas)- Also called: tunny any of various large marine spiny-finned fishes of the genus Thunnus, esp T. thynnus, chiefly of warm waters: family Scombridae. They have a spindle-shaped body and widely forked tail, and are important food fishes
- any of various similar and related fishes
Etymology: 20th Century: from American Spanish, from Spanish atún, from Arabic tūn, from Latin thunnus tunny, from Greek tuna /ˈtjuːnə/ n - any of various tropical American prickly pear cacti, esp Opuntia tuna, that are cultivated for their sweet edible fruits
Etymology: 16th Century: via Spanish from Taino |