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bonito

  • /bəˈniːtoʊ/
  • /bəˈniːtə/

Rhymes with -iːtəʊ

noun bonito · bonitos · bonitoes

  1. Any of various marine fish of the genus Sarda that are related to and resemble the tuna, but smaller. Mr Scott, the chief mate, being a capital fisherman, the table was almost daily furnished with an albacore, bonito, or dolphin, and not unfrequently with all three, which he struck with a gig.
  2. A large tropical fish of species Katsuwonus pelamis (skipjack tuna), allied to the tunny. Making dashi is simple once you have katsuobushi (shaved, dried bonito flakes) and kombu (sea kelp), which have become increasingly easy to find across the United States. (You can also order them online.)
  3. The medregal (Seriola fasciata), an edible fish of the southern United States and the West Indies.
  4. The cobia or crab eater (Rachycentron canadum), an edible fish of warm waters globally.

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noun fish of Sarda

Españolbonito
日本語鰹, カツオ katsuo
DeutschBonito
Italianopalamita
Ελληνικάπαλαμίδα palamída
Românăbonită, pălămidă

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@misc{bonito_2026,
  title = {bonito},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/bonito},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}