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tonnikala.

tuna (fish; flesh of the fish used as food)

9 characters4 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈtonːiˌkɑlɑ/[ˈt̪o̞nːiˌkɑ̝lɑ̝]
  1. tuna (fish; flesh of the fish used as food) Atlantic bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus)

  2. tuna (fish; flesh of the fish used as food) any fish of the tribe Thunnini

Where this word comes from

tonni- + kala (“fish”); partial calque of Swedish tonfisk. The initial part is sometimes associated with tonni (“ton/tonne”) in folk etymology, but is not related.

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