tunny

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

noun important warm-water fatty fish of the genus Thunnus of the family Scombridae; usually served as steaks
noun any very large marine food and game fish of the genus Thunnus; related to mackerel; chiefly of warm waters

From Middle French thon + -y, from Old Occitan ton, from Latin thunnus, from Ancient Greek θύννος (thúnnos), + -y.

The tunny is confined to Mediterranean waters. — Commercial Geography: A Book for High Schools, Commercial Courses, and Business Colleges, Jacques W. (Jacques Wardlaw) Redway
Pease soup. sort of mushrooms Fry of tunny. — Gargantua and Pantagruel, François Rabelais
“What can that be?” he said to the Tunny. — The Adventures of Pinocchio, Carlo Collodi

tuna, tuna fish

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