bonito

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

noun flesh of mostly Pacific food fishes of the genus Sarda of the family Scombridae; related to but smaller than tuna
noun fish whose flesh is dried and flaked for Japanese cookery; may be same species as skipjack tuna
noun any of various scombroid fishes intermediate in size and characteristics between mackerels and tunas

Borrowed from Spanish bonito.

En las paredes hay bonitos cuadros. — A First Spanish Reader, Erwin W. (Erwin William) Roessler
Nevertheless he kissed her for the first time: "To-day, bonito, I dare to kiss thee. — The Entailed Hat; Or, Patty Cannon's Times, George Alfred Townsend
Come now, my good fellows, New Sestros is my flagship, as the Bonito is yours! — Captain Canot; Or, Twenty Years of an African Slaver, Theodore Canot

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