atún

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word atún. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word atún, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say atún in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word atún you have here. The definition of the word atún will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofatún, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
See also: atun

Catalan

Etymology

During the Francoist dictatorship, labels on food products were not available in Catalan, leading to a situation where some speakers started to use Spanish atún for tuna as a food product and tonyina for the living fish, similar to the distinction between beef and cow in English.
Borrowed from Spanish atún, Arabic اَلتُّنّ (at-tunn, “tuna”), from Latin thunnus, from Ancient Greek θύννος (thúnnos), from θύνω (thúnō, “to rush, dart along”).

Pronunciation

Noun

atún m (plural atunes)

  1. (Castilianism, deprecated) tuna (in a can)
    Synonym: tonyina

Galician

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aˈtuŋ/
  • Rhymes: -uŋ
  • Hyphenation: a‧tún

Noun

atún m (plural atúns)

  1. tuna
    Synonym: túnido

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Andalusian Arabic , from Arabic اَلتُّنّ (at-tunn, “tuna”), from Latin thunnus, from Ancient Greek θύννος (thúnnos), from θύνω (thúnō, “to rush, dart along”). Compare Portuguese atum. See also the related Spanish tonina.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aˈtun/
  • Audio (Spain):(file)
  • Rhymes: -un
  • Syllabification: a‧tún

Noun

atún m (plural atunes)

  1. tuna (fish)
  2. (colloquial) ignorant, stupid person

Derived terms

Further reading

Wikious
Boobota
Sagapedia