Meanings
plural tonnaras · plural tonnare
- A set of specially arranged fishing nets used to catch bluefin tuna.
Origin
- Italiantonnara
- Englishtonnara
From Italian tonnara.
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tonnara. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tonnara
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