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