tuna
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- noun
- /ˈtuːnə/
- UK
- - I look a little like a tuna fish.
- prickly tuna
- tuna pear
Examples
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And soon the families of many villages would gather on the plain to collect the tunas and watch the young adults play games.
Fiction book (1995) -
You're not into this tuna and pear pizza, Daddy, right?
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Have a breakthrough tuna and a whole new world, super slim weight loss capsule, new world opens.
Blog text (23) -
That and hand sanitizer do great for germs... not so much good for doctor's tuna salad or fecal matter!
Blog text (23) -
Three summers of gathering juicy, red, prickly pear tunas, and eating until their stomachs ached with fullness.
Fiction book (1995) -
The prickly pear, also known as tuna, grows abundantly in the warm climate of Jamaica.
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In summer, many people enjoy harvesting tuna from cactus plants to use in salads and desserts.
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The local market was filled with fresh tuna, showcasing its vibrant colors and unique flavor.
Synonyms
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A pear-shaped fruit from a cactus covered in small sharp spines that people eat or use to make drinks
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A cactus with flat spiny pads and oval fruit you can eat
A prickly pear cactus with flat spiny stems and edible fruit native to Jamaica
Compounds
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A salad made from canned tuna mixed with mayonnaise and chopped vegetables like celery or onion
- Specialized
A prickly pear cactus with flat spiny stems and edible fruit native to Jamaica
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Etymology
Tuna for the cactus fruit comes from Spanish tuna, a word the Taíno people in the Caribbean used for the prickly pear. A helpful way to remember it is to think of a sweet, round cactus fruit sold at markets, which is why tuna means that fruit in places like Jamaica.