tuna
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tuna¹
- /ˈtjuː.nə/
- /ˈtʃuː.nə/
- /ˈtu.nə/
Sounds like tuner (non-rhotic) · Rhymes with -uːnə
Where it comes from
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.
noun tuna · tunas
- Any of several species of fish of the genus Thunnus in the family Scombridae. Tuna was carried down by the flood; and when Maui saw him in the net he stretched forth his arm and with a blow of his stone axe smote Tuna and cut off his head, and it and the tail fell into the ocean. ... The head became fish, and the tail became the koiro (ngoiro—conger-eel).
- The edible flesh of the tuna.
tuna²
- /ˈtjuː.nə/
- /ˈtʃuː.nə/
- /ˈtu.nə/
Sounds like tuner (non-rhotic) · Rhymes with -uːnə
Where it comes from
From Taíno.
noun tunas
- The prickly pear, a type of cactus native to Mexico in the genus Opuntia.
- The fruit of the cactus. THE TUNA OR PRICKLY PEAR AS A FOOD FOR MAN
tuna³
- /ˈtjuː.nə/
- /ˈtʃuː.nə/
- /ˈtu.nə/
Sounds like tuner (non-rhotic) · Rhymes with -uːnə
Where it comes from
Acronym of turnt up nonaffiliate.
noun tunas
- Someone who is seen as socially successful despite not being a gang member.
Tuna⁴
- /ˈtjuː.nə/ Australia, UK
- /ˈtjuːnə/ New Zealand
- /ˈtuːnə/ New Zealand
- /ˈtʉ.nɐ/ New Zealand
- /ˈtu.nə/ US
- /ˈtju.nə/ US
Rhymes with -uːnə
Where it comes from
From Swedish Tuna, from Old Norse Tuna, from tún (“enclosure, enclosed area, settlement”).
proper noun
- Various towns and (historical) former settlements in Sweden.
Tuna⁵
- /ˈtjuː.nə/ Australia, UK
- /ˈtjuːnə/ New Zealand
- /ˈtuːnə/ New Zealand
- /ˈtʉ.nɐ/ New Zealand
- /ˈtu.nə/ US
- /ˈtju.nə/ US
Rhymes with -uːnə
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Māori Tuna.
proper noun
- A god, considered the son of Manga-wai-roa and source of eels. Tuna was carried down by the flood; and when Maui saw him in the net he stretched forth his arm and with a blow of his stone axe smote Tuna and cut off his head, and it and the tail fell into the ocean. [...] The head became fish, and the tail became the koiro (ngoiro—conger-eel).
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: tuna fish, tunny, anguilla sucklandii, opuntia tuna, skipjack, yellowfin, albacore, bluefin, salmon, bigeye, dolphin, dogtooth, purse, ton, tonne, tune
Translations
Every language
noun fish
| Español | atún |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 다랑어 darang'eo, 참다랑어 chamdarang'eo, 참치 chamchi |
| 日本語 | 鮪, ツナ tsuna |
| 中文 | 金槍魚 /金枪鱼 jīnqiāngyú |
| Português | atum |
| Français | thon |
| Deutsch | Thunfisch, Thun |
| Italiano | tonno |
| Ελληνικά | τόνος tónos |
| Română | ton |
| Русский | туне́ц tunéc |
| Tiếng Việt | cá ngừ đại dương |
| العربية | تُونَة tūna, تُنّ tunn |
| עברית | טונה |
noun type of cactus
| Español | nopal |
|---|
noun fruit of the cactus
| Español | tuna |
|---|
Talk about this word "tuna." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/tuna. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. tuna. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/tuna "tuna." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/tuna.Cite this
@misc{tuna_2026,
title = {tuna},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/tuna},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
