Main Entry:

bo·ni·to

Pronunciation:

\bə-ˈnē-(ˌ)tō, -ˈnē-tə\

Function:

noun

Inflected Form(s):

plural bo·ni·tos or bo·ni·to

Etymology:

Spanish, from bonito pretty, diminutive of bueno good, from Latin bonus

Date:

1565

: any of several scombroid fishes (especially genera Sarda and Euthynnus) intermediate between the smaller mackerels and the larger tunas