Chile bonito
noun
variants: less commonly
chilean bonito
Definition of Chile bonito
: a common bonito (Sarda chiliensis) of the Pacific coast of the Americas being metallic blue above and silvery below with dark oily flesh that cans especially well — compare atlantic bonito
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