different between tunny vs bonito

English

Etymology

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

Noun

tunny (plural tunnies)

1. (dated) Tuna.

Anagrams

• nunty

English

Etymology

From Spanish bonito.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -i?t??

Noun

bonito (plural bonito or bonitos or bonitoes)

1. Any of various marine fish of the genus Sarda, that are related to and resemble the tuna. [from 16th c.]
   • 1808–10, William Hickey, Memoirs of a Georgian Rake, Folio Society 1995, p. 165:

     Mr Scott, the chief mate, being a capital fisherman, the table was almost daily furnished with an albacore, bonito, or dolphin, and not unfrequently with all three, which he struck with a gig.

2. A large tropical fish, the skipjack tuna, allied to the tunny, Katsuwonus pelamis.
3. The medregal (Seriola fasciata), an edible fish of the southern of the United States and the West Indies.
4. The cobia or crab eater (Rachycentron canadum), an edible fish of warm waters globally.

Derived terms

• Australian bonito (Sarda australis)
• Eastern Pacific bonito (Sarda chiliensis chiliensis)
• Pacific bonito (Sarda chiliensis lineolata)
• striped bonito (Sarda orientalis)
• Atlantic bonito (Sarda sarda)
• leaping bonito (Cybiosarda elegans)
• plain bonito (Orcynopsis unicolor)

Translations

See also

• skipjack
• tunny

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /bu.?ni.tu/
• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /bo.?ni.tu/, [bõ?.?n?i.t??]
• Hyphenation: bo?ni?to

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Spanish bonito (“pretty, lovely”), a diminutive of bueno (“good”), from Latin bonus (“good”).

Adjective

bonito m (feminine singular bonita, masculine plural bonitos, feminine plural bonitas, comparable)

1. pretty, lovely

   Synonyms: belo, formoso

   Antonym: feio

Inflection

Related terms

• bom

Adverb

bonito (comparative mais bonito superlative o mais bonito)

1. beautifully, in a beautiful way

   Ela canta bonito - She sings beautifully

Descendants

• Kabuverdianu: bunitu

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Spanish bonito, from Arabic ????????? (bayn?t).

Noun

bonito m (plural bonitos)

1. various species of fish related to or sharing resemblance with the tuna, such as the albacore and the frigate tuna

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bo?nito/, [bo?ni.t?o]

Etymology 1

Diminutive of bueno, without diphthong when "o" is not stressed; see -ito.

Adjective

bonito (feminine bonita, masculine plural bonitos, feminine plural bonitas)

1. pretty
2. nice, lovely, cute, sweet, fine, charming, great

Derived terms

See also

Etymology 2

From Arabic ????????? (bayn?t).

Noun

bonito m (plural bonitos)

1. (zoology) tuna; bonito
2. (zoology) skipjack