bonito
English edit
Etymology edit
From Spanish bonito, from Arabic بَيْنِيت (baynīt).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
bonito (plural bonito or bonitos or bonitoes)
- Any of various marine fish of the genus Sarda that are related to and resemble the tuna. [from 16th c.]
- 1808–10, William Hickey, Memoirs of a Georgian Rake, Folio Society 1995, p. 165:
- Mr Scott, the chief mate, being a capital fisherman, the table was almost daily furnished with an albacore, bonito, or dolphin, and not unfrequently with all three, which he struck with a gig.
- 1808–10, William Hickey, Memoirs of a Georgian Rake, Folio Society 1995, p. 165:
- A large tropical fish of species Katsuwonus pelamis (skipjack tuna), allied to the tunny.
- 2022 October 19, J. Kenji López-Alt, “What Kenji López-Alt Makes His Family for Dinner”, in The New York Times[1]:
- Making dashi is simple once you have katsuobushi (shaved, dried bonito flakes) and kombu (sea kelp), which have become increasingly easy to find across the United States. (You can also order them online.)
- The medregal (Seriola fasciata), an edible fish of the southern of the United States and the West Indies.
- The cobia or crab eater (Rachycentron canadum), an edible fish of warm waters globally.
Derived terms edit
- Australian bonito (Sarda australis)
- Eastern Pacific bonito (Sarda chiliensis chiliensis)
- Pacific bonito (Sarda chiliensis lineolata)
- striped bonito (Sarda orientalis)
- Atlantic bonito (Sarda sarda)
- leaping bonito (Cybiosarda elegans)
- plain bonito (Orcynopsis unicolor)
- large bonito (Katsuwonus pelamis)
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Polish edit
Etymology edit
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Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
bonito m animal (indeclinable)
Further reading edit
- bonito in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Portuguese edit
Pronunciation edit
- Hyphenation: bo‧ni‧to
Etymology 1 edit
Borrowed from Spanish bonito (“pretty, lovely”), a diminutive of bueno (“good”), from Latin bonus (“good”).
Adjective edit
bonito (feminine bonita, masculine plural bonitos, feminine plural bonitas, comparable, comparative mais bonito, superlative o mais bonito or bonitíssimo, diminutive bonitinho, augmentative bonitão)
Inflection edit
singular | plural | |||
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masculine | feminine | masculine | feminine | |
positive | bonito | bonita | bonitos | bonitas |
comparative | mais bonito | mais bonita | mais bonitos | mais bonitas |
superlative | bonitíssimo | bonitíssima | bonitíssimos | bonitíssimas |
augmentative | bonitão | bonitona | bonitões | bonitonas |
diminutive | bonitinho | bonitinha | bonitinhos | bonitinhas |
Related terms edit
Adverb edit
bonito (comparable, comparative mais bonito, superlative o mais bonito)
- beautifully, in a beautiful way
- Ela canta bonito ― She sings beautifully
Descendants edit
- Kabuverdianu: bunitu
Etymology 2 edit
Borrowed from Spanish bonito, from Arabic بَيْنِيت (baynīt).
Noun edit
bonito m (plural bonitos)
- various species of fish related to or sharing resemblance with the tuna, such as the albacore and the frigate tuna
Spanish edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Diminutive of bueno, without diphthong when "o" is not stressed; see -ito.
Adjective edit
bonito (feminine bonita, masculine plural bonitos, feminine plural bonitas)
Derived terms edit
See also edit
Etymology 2 edit
From Arabic بَيْنِيت (baynīt).
Noun edit
bonito m (plural bonitos)
Further reading edit
- “bonito”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Tagalog edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Spanish bonito, from Arabic بَيْنِيث (baynīṯ), from Aramaic בִּינִִיתָא / בִּנִִיתָא (binnīṯā) / ܒܝܼܢܝܵܬܵܐ (bīnyāṯā), from Akkadian 𒁉𒉌𒀉 (bi-ni-it /binītu/) / 𒁉𒉡𒌓 (bi-nu-ut /binūtu/).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
bonito (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜈᜒᜆᜓ)
- yellowfin tuna
- Synonym: tulingan
See also edit
Further reading edit
- “bonito” at KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino[2], Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2021
- “bunito”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018