Tuna

Pronunciation

• Aus enPR: tyooÍž'nÉ™, IPA: /ˈtjuː.nÉ™/
• US enPR: tooÍž'nÉ™, IPA: /ˈtuː.nÉ™/, /ˈtjuː.nÉ™/
• Rhymes: -uːnÉ™

From American Spanish alteration of the Spanish atún, from Arabic تن (tunn, "tuna"), from Latin thunnus, itself from Ancient Greek θύννος (thunnos), from θύνω (thunō), "I rush, dart along").

Full definition of tuna

Noun

1. Any of several species of fish of the genus Thunnus in the family Scombridae.
2. The edible flesh of the tuna.

Synonyms

• tuna fish, tunny

Taino

Noun

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

Anagrams

• aunt