tuna
noun [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 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’.