tuna

  • 21tuna — s f 1 Fruto carnoso de las plantas de la familia de las cactáceas, principalmente del nopal, que mide entre 3 y 8 cm; es de forma globosa o ligeramente ovoide y su pulpa es de color verde, amarillenta, blanquecina, roja oscura o rosada, muy… …

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  • 22tuna — I. noun Etymology: Spanish, from Taino Date: circa 1555 1. any of various flat jointed prickly pears (genus Opuntia); especially one (O. tuna) of tropical America 2. the edible fruit of a tuna II. noun (plural tuna or …

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  • 23tuna — [[t]tju͟ːnə, AM tu͟ːnə[/t]] N VAR (The plural can be either tuna or tunas.) Tuna or tuna fish are large fish that live in warm seas and are caught for food. N UNCOUNT Tuna or tuna fish is this fish eaten as food. She began opening a tin of tuna …

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  • 24tuna — tuna1 (De or. taíno). 1. f. higuera de tuna. 2. higo de tuna. 3. Fruto del candelabro (ǁ planta cactácea). tuna brava, tuna colorada, o tuna roja. f. Especie semejante a la higuera de tuna, silvestre, con más espinas y fruto de pulpa muy… …

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  • 25tuna — I. /ˈtjunə / (say tyoohnuh) noun (plural tuna or tunas) 1. any of various species of large, fast swimming, marine food fishes, having red flesh, and related to and resembling the mackerel; widely distributed throughout warmer ocean waters, as the …

  • 26tuna — I tu•na [[t]ˈtu nə, ˈtyu [/t]] n. pl. (esp. collectively) na, (esp. for kinds or species) nas. 1) ich any of several large marine food and game fishes of the family Scombridae, including the albacore, bluefin tuna, and yellowfin tuna 2) ich any… …

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  • 27tuna — UK [ˈtjuːnə] / US [ˈtunə] noun Word forms tuna : singular tuna plural tuna a) [countable] a large fish that lives in the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans b) [uncountable] this fish eaten as food …

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  • 28tuna — {{#}}{{LM SynT39938}}{{〓}} {{CLAVE T38965}}{{\}}{{CLAVE}}{{/}}{{\}}SINÓNIMOS Y ANTÓNIMOS:{{/}} {{[}}tuna{{]}} {{《}}▍ s.f.{{》}} = {{<}}1{{>}} {{♂}}(conjunto musical){{♀}} rondalla • estudiantina = {{<}}2{{>}} {{※}}esp. mer.{{¤}} higo chumbo =… …

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  • 29tuna — 1. n. (pl. same or tunas) 1 any marine fish of the family Scombridae native to tropical and warm waters, having a round body and pointed snout, and used for food. Also called TUNNY. 2 (in full tuna fish) the flesh of the tuna or tunny, usu.… …

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  • 30tuna — 1. noun /ˈtjuː.nə,ˈtuː.nə,ˈtjuː.nə/ a) Any of several species of fish, of the genus Thunnus, in the family Scombridae. b) The edible flesh of the tuna. Syn: tuna fish, tunny 2 …

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