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Galician
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aˈtuŋ/
- Rhymes: -uŋ
- Hyphenation: a‧tún
Noun
atún m (plural atúns)
- 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/
- Rhymes: -un
- Syllabification: a‧tún
Noun
atún m (plural atunes)
- tuna (fish)
- (colloquial) ignorant, stupid person
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