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tuna

Pronunciation: /ˈtjuː.nə/

The English word “tuna” has 5 meanings listed here.

noun

  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. The fruit of the cactus.
  5. Someone who is seen as socially successful despite not being a gang member.

Etymology

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.

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