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tuna

noun
/ˈtjuː.nə//ˈtjuːnə//ˈtu.nə/US

Etymology

Etymology tree Arabic اَلْ (al-) Phoenicianbor. Ancient Greek θῠ́ννος (thŭ́nnos)bor. Latin thunnusbor. Arabic تُنّ (tunn) Arabic اَلتُّنّ (at-tunn) Andalusian Arabicbor. Old Spanish atun Spanish atúnder. United States Spanish tunabor. English tuna Borrowed from United States Spanish tuna, alteration of Spanish atún, from Arabic اَلتُّنّ (at-tunn, “tuna”), from Latin thunnus, itself from Ancient Greek θύννος (thúnnos). Possibly in the sense of "darter" from thynein "to dart along". Doublet of tonno.

  1. derived from θύννος
  2. derived from thunnus
  3. derived from تن
  4. derived from atún
  5. borrowed from tuna

Definitions

  1. Any of several species of fish of the genus Thunnus in the family Scombridae.

  2. The edible flesh of the tuna.

  3. The prickly pear, a type of cactus native to Mexico in the genus Opuntia.

  4. ›+ 3 more definitions

    1. The fruit of the cactus.

      • THE TUNA OR PRICKLY PEAR AS A FOOD FOR MAN

    2. Various towns and (historical) former settlements in Sweden.

    3. A god, considered the son of Manga-wai-roa and source of eels.

The neighborhood

Derived

ahi tuna, albacore tuna, Allison tuna, bigeye tuna, blackfin tuna, bluefin tuna, bullet tuna, dogtooth tuna, frigate tuna, great tuna, leaping tuna, little tuna, longfin tuna, long-finned tuna, mackerel tuna, park the beef bus in tuna town, skipjack tuna, striped tuna, tuna casserole, tuna crab, tunagetti, tunaghetti, tuna junkie, tuna melt, tuna noodle casserole, tuna salad, tuna taco, white tuna, yellowfin tuna, yellowtail tuna, Halimeda tuna

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for tuna. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA