Tuna - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˈtuːnə|
Brit.
|ˈtjuːnə|
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
- 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
singular: tuna
plural: tuna
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