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Spanish
Etymology
Inherited from Vulgar Latin *thunnina, from Latin thunnus (“tuna”), from Ancient Greek θύννος (thúnnos). Compare Catalan tonyina.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /toˈnina/
- Rhymes: -ina
- Syllabification: to‧ni‧na
Noun
tonina f (plural toninas)
- common bottlenose dolphin
- tuna
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