Tuna - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈtuːnə|  American pronunciation of the word tuna
Brit.  |ˈtjuːnə|  British pronunciation of the word tuna

noun

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

Extra examples

Add a cup or two of cooked chicken or shrimp or tuna.

I made tuna casserole for dinner.

The company exports tuna to the US.

I'll have a tuna fish sandwich please - and hold the mayo. (=do not give me any)

Could I have tuna instead of ham?

You can have ham, cheese or tuna.

Unlicensed fishermen have plundered tuna stocks.

US tuna processors

Word forms

noun
singular: tuna
plural: tuna
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