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atún.

tuna (fish)

4 characters2 syllables approx.Español language

Meaning & usage

noun/aˈtun/[aˈt̪ũn]

  1. tuna (fish)

    masculine

  2. ignorant, stupid person

    colloquial · masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Phoenicianbor. Ancient Greek θῠ́ννος (thŭ́nnos)bor. Latin thunnusbor. Arabic تُنّ (tunn) Andalusian Arabicbor. Old Spanish atun Spanish atún Inherited from Old Spanish atun, borrowed from Andalusian Arabic [Term?], from Arabic اَلتُّنّ (at-tunn, “tuna”), from Latin thunnus, from Ancient Greek θύννος (thúnnos). Compare Portuguese atum. See also the related tonina, which may have influenced this word.

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