tuna
/ˈtjuː.nə/UK/ˈtjuː.nə/
tuna noun: any of several species of fish of the genus Thunnus in the family Scombridae.
Noun (1)
tuna (countable and uncountable, plural tuna or tunas)
- Any of several species of fish of the genus Thunnus in the family Scombridae.
- Tuna was carried down by the flood; and when Maui saw him in the net he stretched forth his arm and with a blow of his stone axe smote Tuna and cut off his head, and it and the tail fell into the ocean. ... The head became fish, and the tail became the koiro (ngoiro—conger-eel).1887, John White, The Ancient History of the Maori, page 84
- The edible flesh of the tuna.
Noun (2)
tuna (plural tunas)
- The prickly pear, a type of cactus native to Mexico in the genus Opuntia.
- The fruit of the cactus.
- THE TUNA OR PRICKLY PEAR AS A FOOD FOR MAN1907, Experiment Station Work, volume 3, page 94
Noun (3)
tuna (plural tunas)
- Someone who is seen as socially successful despite not being a gang member.
Proper noun (1) capitalized: Tuna
Tuna
Proper noun (2) capitalized: Tuna
Tuna
- A god, considered the son of Manga-wai-roa and source of eels.
- Tuna was carried down by the flood; and when Maui saw him in the net he stretched forth his arm and with a blow of his stone axe smote Tuna and cut off his head, and it and the tail fell into the ocean. [...] The head became fish, and the tail became the koiro (ngoiro—conger-eel).1887, John White, The Ancient History of the Maori, page 84
tuna meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
tuna in Hindi
- टूना, ट्यूना, टुना
tuna in Tamil
- சூரை மீன்
tuna in Marathi
- ट्यूना, टुना, टूना
tuna in Urdu
- ٹونا, ٹیونا, تونا
More languagesFewer languages
- tuna in Bengali
- টুনা, তুনা
- tuna in Telugu
- ట్యూనా, టూనా, టునా
- tuna in Malayalam
- ചൂര cūra
- tuna in Kannada
- ಟ್ಯೂನಾ
- tuna in Punjabi
- ਟੂਨਾ, ਟੁਨਾ, ਟ੍ਯੂਨਾ
- tuna in Gujarati
- ટ્યૂના, ટુના, ટૂના
- tuna in Odia
- ଟୁନା
- tuna in Nepali
- टुना, ट्यूना
- tuna in Tagalog
- tulingan, atun
- tuna in Arabic
- تُونَة tūna, تُنّ tunn
- tuna in Malay
- tuna, aya
- tuna in Persian
- ماهی تن mâhi-ye ton
- tuna in Thai
- ทูน่า tuu-nâa, โอ oo
- tuna in Vietnamese
- cá ngừ đại dương
Examples of tuna in a sentence
- Customer: A tuna sandwich, please. Waiter: Sure, hon. You want that on white, wheat, or rye?
- Do you want a can of tuna in oil or in brine?
- Our sandwiches are made with dolphin-friendly tuna.
Synonyms of tuna
Forms of tuna
| plural | tuna |
|---|---|
| plural | tunas |
Origin of tuna
Borrowed from United States Spanish tuna, alteration of Spanish atún, from Arabic اَلتُّنّ (at-tunn, “tuna”), from Latin thunnus, itself from Ancient Greek θύννος (thúnnos). Possibly in the sense of "darter" from thynein "to dart along". Doublet of tonno.
From Taíno.
Acronym of turnt up nonaffiliate.
Words formed from tuna
- ahi tuna
- albacore tuna
- Allison tuna
- bigeye tuna
- blackfin tuna
- bluefin tuna
- bullet tuna
- dogtooth tuna
- frigate tuna
- great tuna
- leaping tuna
- little tuna
- longfin tuna
- long-finned tuna
- mackerel tuna
- park the beef bus in tuna town
- skipjack tuna
- striped tuna
- tunaburger
- tunacado
- tuna casserole
- tuna crab
- Tunagate
- tunagetti
- tunaghetti
- tuna junkie
- tunalike
- Tunalock
- tuna melt
- tuna noodle casserole
- tuna salad
- tuna taco
- white tuna
- yellowfin tuna
- yellowtail tuna
- Halimeda tuna
Phrases with tuna
Words that rhyme with tuna
Questions about tuna
- What does tuna mean?
- Tuna means any of several species of fish of the genus Thunnus in the family Scombridae.
- What is tuna in Hindi?
- Tuna in Hindi is टूना, ट्यूना, टुना. See Tuna meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is tuna?
- Tuna can be a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce tuna?
- Tuna is pronounced /ˈtjuː.nə/.
- What is the plural of tuna?
- The plural of tuna is tuna.
Words near tuna in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: tuna (page history and authors); Tuna (page history and authors); tuna (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); tuna (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); tuna (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); tuna (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); tuna (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); tuna (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); ചൂര (Malayalam) (page history and authors); tuna (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); tuna (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); tuna (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); tuna (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); tuna (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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