tuna

Pronunciation

• (UK)
  • enPR: tyoo͞'nə
  • IPA ^(key): /ˈtjuː.nə/
  • SAMPA: /"tju:n@/
• (US)
  • enPR: too͞'nə
  • IPA ^(key): /ˈtuː.nə/ or /ˈtjuː.nə/
  • SAMPA: /"tu:n@/

• Audio (US)

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Noun

Singular tuna

Plural tuna or tunas

images of Tuna

1. (countable) A tuna is any one of several kinds of fish in the family Scombridae, of the genus Thunnus.

   The fishermen hauled the 120 pound tuna over the side of the boat.