tu·na
noun/ˈtjuːnə/
/ˈtuːnə/
[countable, uncountable] (plural tuna, tunas)
(also tuna fish)
(also British English, less frequent tunny)
- a large sea fish that is used for food
金枪鱼；吞拿鱼 - fishing for tuna
捕金枪鱼 - tuna steaks
金枪鱼排 - a tin/can of tuna in vegetable oil
一罐植物油浸金枪鱼罐头
Oxford Collocations DictionaryTuna is used before these nouns:- can
- salad
- steak
- …
Word Originlate 19th cent.: from American Spanish, from Spanish atún ‘tunny’. - fishing for tuna