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tonno

English edit

Etymology edit

Italian tonno. Doublet of tuna.

Noun edit

tonno (uncountable)

  1. Tuna in solid (unflaked) form, packed in olive oil.

Italian edit

Etymology edit

From Late Latin tunnus, from Latin thunnus, thynnus, from Ancient Greek θύννος (thúnnos).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈton.no/
  • Rhymes: -onno
  • Hyphenation: tón‧no

Noun edit

tonno m (plural tonni)

  1. tuna, specifically:
    1. (ichthyology) any of several species of fish of the genus Thunnus
    2. the edible flesh of the tuna

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