tuna

tuna · noun¹

1. Ancient Greekθῠ́ννος (thŭ́nnos)
2. Latinthunnus
3. Arabicتُنّ (tunn)
4. Old Spanishatun
5. Spanishatún
6. United States Spanishtuna
7. English todaytuna

Borrowed from United States Spanish tuna, alteration of Spanish atún, from Arabic التُّنّ (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.

tuna · noun²

From Taíno.

tuna · noun³

Acronym of turnt up nonaffiliate.

Tuna · proper noun⁴

1. Old Norse · derived fromTuna
2. Swedish · borrowed fromTuna
3. English todayTuna

From Swedish Tuna, from Old Norse Tuna, from tún (“enclosure, enclosed area, settlement”).

Tuna · proper noun⁵

1. Māori · borrowed fromTuna
2. Māori · borrowed fromTuna
3. English todayTuna

Borrowed from Māori Tuna.

Words from the same roots