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单词 tuna
释义

tuna

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noun (1)

tu·​na ˈtü-nə How to pronounce tuna (audio) ˈtyü- How to pronounce tuna (audio)
plural tuna or tunas
1
: any of numerous large vigorous scombroid food and sport fishes (such as an albacore or a bluefin tuna)
2
: the flesh of a tuna especially when canned for use as food

called also tuna fish

tuna

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noun (2)

tu·​na ˈtü-nə How to pronounce tuna (audio)
1
: any of various flat-jointed prickly pears (genus Opuntia)
especially : one (O. tuna) of tropical America
2
: the edible fruit of a tuna

Word History

Etymology

Noun (1)

American Spanish, alteration of Spanish atún, modification of Arabic tūn, from Latin thunnus, from Greek thynnos

Noun (2)

Spanish, from Taino

First Known Use

Noun (1)

1881, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun (2)

circa 1555, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

tuna

noun

tu·​na ˈtü-nə How to pronounce tuna (audio)
ˈtyü-
plural tuna or tunas
: a large sea fish caught for food and sport
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