ciortone

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ciortone m sing (pl.: ciortoni)

  1. (dialettale) (toscano) sgombro (pesce)
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nel dopo guerra gli americani presenti nella zona andavano sovente a pesca e quando catturavano degli sgombri data la somiglianza li chiamavano short tuna, piccolo tonno o tonno corto. I pescatori del luogo storpiando la pronuncia inglese delle due parole hanno originato la parola ciortoni