tuna
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tuna1
▶noun (pl. same or tunas) a large edible predatory fish of warm seas. [Thunnus and other genera: several species.]
– origin C19: from Amer. Sp., from Sp. atún ‘tunny’.
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
tuna2
▶noun N. Amer. a prickly pear cactus that produces an edible fruit, widely cultivated in Mexico. [Opuntia tuna and related species.]
– origin C16: via Sp. from Taino.
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