tonina

See also: toniña, toñina, and tónina

Spanish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *thunnina, from Latin thunnus (“tuna”), from Ancient Greek θύννος (thúnnos). Compare Catalan tonyina.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /toˈnina/ [t̪oˈni.na]
  • Rhymes: -ina
  • Syllabification: to‧ni‧na

Noun

tonina f (plural toninas)

  1. common bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus)
  2. tuna

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