atún

See also: atun

Galician

Alternative forms

• atum (reintegrationist)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈtuŋ/ [aˈt̪uŋ]
• Rhymes: -uŋ
• Hyphenation: a‧tún

Noun

atún m (plural atúns)

1. tuna

   Synonym: túnido

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Andalusian Arabic [Term?], from Arabic اَلتُّنّ (at-tunn, “tuna”), from Latin thunnus, from Ancient Greek θύννος (thúnnos), from θύνω (thúnō, “to rush, dart along”). Compare Portuguese atum. See also the related Spanish tonina.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈtun/ [aˈt̪ũn]

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• Rhymes: -un
• Syllabification: a‧tún

Noun

atún m (plural atunes)

1. tuna (fish)
2. (colloquial) ignorant, stupid person

Derived terms

• atún de zorra
• atunero

 

Further reading

• “atún”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014