bonito

[ buh-nee-toh ]

/ bəˈni toʊ /

noun, plural (especially collectively) bo·ni·to, (especially referring to two or more kinds or species) bo·ni·tos.

any mackerel-like fish of the genus Sarda, as S. sarda, of the Atlantic Ocean.

any of several related species, as the skipjack, Euthynnus pelamis.

Origin of bonito

First recorded in 1590–1600; from Spanish: literally, “pretty,” equivalent to bueno “good” + -ito diminutive suffix, or from Arabic bainīth

Words nearby bonito

boning knife, Bonington, Bonin Islands, bonism, Bonita, bonito, Boniva, bonjour, bonk, bonkbuster, bonkers

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Example sentences from the Web for bonito

An oceanic fish, well-known as the bonito or horse-mackerel.
The Sailor's Word-Book|William Henry Smyth
The bonito and albicore chase it day and night, but the dolphin is its worst and swiftest foe.
Wanderings in South America|Charles Waterton
I have often found it, he adds, in the maws of the bonito, between the tropics in the Pacific Ocean.
Parasites|T. Spencer Cobbold
Yamanatz was by the camp fire of his tepee as Chiquita threw herself from the back of "Bonito."
Chiquita, an American Novel|Merrill Tileston

The Texas men, hard riders and cheerful shooters for the most part, came pushing up the Pecos and into the Bonito cañon.
The Story of the Outlaw|Emerson Hough

British Dictionary definitions for bonito

bonito

/ (bəˈniːtəʊ) /

noun plural -tos

any of various small tunny-like marine food fishes of the genus Sarda, of warm Atlantic and Pacific waters: family Scombridae (tunnies and mackerels)

any of various similar or related fishes, such as Katsuwonus pelamis (oceanic bonito), the flesh of which is dried and flaked and used in Japanese cookery

Word Origin for bonito

C16: from Spanish bonito, from Latin bonus good

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	bonito
释义	bonito [ buh-nee-toh ] / bəˈni toʊ / noun, plural (especially collectively) bo·ni·to, (especially referring to two or more kinds or species) bo·ni·tos. any mackerel-like fish of the genus Sarda, as S. sarda, of the Atlantic Ocean. any of several related species, as the skipjack, Euthynnus pelamis. Origin of bonito First recorded in 1590–1600; from Spanish: literally, “pretty,” equivalent to bueno “good” + -ito diminutive suffix, or from Arabic bainīth Words nearby bonito boning knife, Bonington, Bonin Islands, bonism, Bonita, bonito, Boniva, bonjour, bonk, bonkbuster, bonkers Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for bonito An oceanic fish, well-known as the bonito or horse-mackerel. The Sailor's Word-Book\|William Henry Smyth The bonito and albicore chase it day and night, but the dolphin is its worst and swiftest foe. Wanderings in South America\|Charles Waterton I have often found it, he adds, in the maws of the bonito, between the tropics in the Pacific Ocean. Parasites\|T. Spencer Cobbold Yamanatz was by the camp fire of his tepee as Chiquita threw herself from the back of "Bonito." Chiquita, an American Novel\|Merrill Tileston The Texas men, hard riders and cheerful shooters for the most part, came pushing up the Pecos and into the Bonito cañon. The Story of the Outlaw\|Emerson Hough British Dictionary definitions for bonito bonito / (bəˈniːtəʊ) / noun plural -tos any of various small tunny-like marine food fishes of the genus Sarda, of warm Atlantic and Pacific waters: family Scombridae (tunnies and mackerels) any of various similar or related fishes, such as Katsuwonus pelamis (oceanic bonito), the flesh of which is dried and flaked and used in Japanese cookery Word Origin for bonito C16: from Spanish bonito, from Latin bonus good Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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