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tuna (n.)

1881, from American Spanish (California) tuna, from Spanish atun, from Arabic tun, borrowed, probably in Spain, from Latin thunnus "tunny" (see tunny).

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Definitions of tuna from WordNet

tuna (n.)
tropical American prickly pear of Jamaica;
Synonyms: Opuntia tuna
tuna (n.)
important warm-water fatty fish of the genus Thunnus of the family Scombridae; usually served as steaks;
Synonyms: tuna fish / tunny
tuna (n.)
any very large marine food and game fish of the genus Thunnus; related to mackerel; chiefly of warm waters;
Synonyms: tunny
tuna (n.)
New Zealand eel;
Synonyms: Anguilla sucklandii
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