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Galician
Etymology
From Vulgar Latin *thunnina, from Latin thunnus (“tuna”), from Ancient Greek θύννος (thúnnos). Compare Spanish toñina and Catalan tonyina.
Pronunciation
Noun
touliña f (plural touliñas)
- porpoise
- dolphin
- Synonym: golfiño
References
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “touliña”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “touliña”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “touliña”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN