Recent Examples on the WebFlake the tunny fish, shred the olives, mix together and moisten with French dressing.—Yotam Ottolenghi, New York Times, 21 Dec. 2022 At the July rodeo, Kyle Davis topped the leaderboard with a 22.24-pound bonito, a species also known as little tunny.—al, 13 Sep. 2021 That bycatch draws the attention of a world of predator species — king and Spanish mackerel, shark, ling, dorado, tuna, little tunny and, occasionally, a wild card such as sailfish or wahoo.—Shannon Tompkins, Houston Chronicle, 23 June 2018
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Word History
Etymology
modification of Middle French thon or Old Italian tonno; both from Old Occitan ton, from Latin thunnus — more at tuna entry 1
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