tonno

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English

Etymology

From Italian tonno. Doublet of tuna.

Noun

tonno (uncountable)

  1. Tuna in solid (unflaked) form, packed in olive oil.

Italian

Etymology

From Late Latin tunnus, from Latin thunnus, thynnus, from Ancient Greek θύννος (thúnnos).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈton.no/
  • Rhymes: -onno
  • Hyphenation: tón‧no

Noun

tonno m (plural tonni)

  1. tuna, specifically:
    1. (ichthyology) any of several species of fish of the genus Thunnus
    2. the edible flesh of the tuna
  2. (heraldry) the fish on a fess
  3. (slang) fool, dupe

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