tuno

T1U1N1O1

noun

A vegan or vegetarian tuna fish substitute, usually soy or chickpea-based

Scrabble 4

Meanings

nountuno (uncountable)

alternative Tuno · alternative TuNO

  1. uncountableA vegan or vegetarian tuna fish substitute, usually soy or chickpea-based
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    Not only are there “unreal” vegetarian sandwiches like tofu burger, Vigor burger, wham salad (like ham), and tuno salad (like tuna), all bulging with sprouts, shaved carrots, and sunflower seeds, and only costing $1.95 to $2.95, but there are now “real” sandwiches, still health-oriented, like bull burger, which has less than 2% fat, and bacon and pastrami sandwiches with no nitrates ($2.50 to $2.95).

    1987, Faye Hammel, Sylvan Levey, chapter 5, in Frommer's Hawaii on $45 a day, Prentice Hall Press, pages 129-130

Origin

Blend of tuna + no, from the trademark TUNO produced by Loma Linda Foods.

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tuno. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tuno

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“tuno.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tuno. Accessed November 3, 2026.

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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tuno,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tuno.

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