bonito

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English

Sarda sarda, an example of a bonito
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Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish bonito.

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -iːtəʊ

Noun

bonito (plural bonito or bonitos or bonitoes)

  1. Any of various marine fish of the genus Sarda that are related to and resemble the tuna.
    • 1808–10, William Hickey, Memoirs of a Georgian Rake, Folio Society 1995, p. 165:
      Mr Scott, the chief mate, being a capital fisherman, the table was almost daily furnished with an albacore, bonito, or dolphin, and not unfrequently with all three, which he struck with a gig.
  2. A large tropical fish of species Katsuwonus pelamis (skipjack tuna), allied to the tunny.
    • 2022 October 19, J. Kenji López-Alt, “What Kenji López-Alt Makes His Family for Dinner”, in The New York Times:
      Making dashi is simple once you have katsuobushi (shaved, dried bonito flakes) and kombu (sea kelp), which have become increasingly easy to find across the United States. (You can also order them online.)
  3. The medregal (Seriola fasciata), an edible fish of the southern of the United States and the West Indies.
  4. The cobia or crab eater (Rachycentron canadum), an edible fish of warm waters globally.

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Polish

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bonito

Etymology

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Pronunciation

Noun

bonito m animal (indeclinable)

  1. bonito, skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis)
    Synonyms: bonito latający, bonito paskowany, tunek pasiasty, tuńczyk pasiasty, tuńczyk skoczek

Further reading

  • bonito in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

  • Hyphenation: bo‧ni‧to

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Spanish bonito (pretty, lovely), a diminutive of bueno (good), from Latin bonus (good).

Adjective

bonito (feminine bonita, masculine plural bonitos, feminine plural bonitas, comparable, comparative mais bonito, superlative o mais bonito or bonitíssimo, diminutive bonitinho, augmentative bonitão)

  1. pretty, lovely
    Synonyms: belo, formoso
    Antonym: feio
Inflection

Adverb

bonito (comparable, comparative mais bonito, superlative o mais bonito)

  1. beautifully, in a beautiful way
    Ela canta bonitoShe sings beautifully

Descendants

  • Kabuverdianu: bunitu

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Spanish bonito.

Noun

bonito m (plural bonitos)

  1. various species of fish related to or sharing resemblance with the tuna, such as the albacore and the frigate tuna

Spanish

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From bueno +‎ -ito.

Adjective

bonito (feminine bonita, masculine plural bonitos, feminine plural bonitas)

  1. pretty, cute
  2. nice, lovely, sweet, fine, charming, great
Derived terms
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Etymology 2

From Late Latin boniton, representing a specific use of bonito (pretty, literally the good one), referring to the fish's appearance; see Etymology 1 above.[1][2]

Noun

bonito m (plural bonitos)

  1. (zoology) tuna; bonito
  2. (zoology) skipjack

References

  1. ^ bonito”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
  2. ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “bonito”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.

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Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish bonito, from Late Latin boniton.

Pronunciation

Noun

bonito (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜈᜒᜆᜓ)

  1. yellowfin tuna
    Synonym: tulingan

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