How do you use the word "tuna" in a sentence?

Here are real-life examples of using "tuna": The tuna catch is declining. The skin of a shark is much rougher than that of a tuna fish.

Tuna Meaning

/ˈtjuː.nə/

Definition, CEFR level A1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.

Definition

nounAny of several species of fish of the genus Thunnus in the family Scombridae.

nounThe edible flesh of the tuna.

Sentence Examples

The tuna catch is declining.

The skin of a shark is much rougher than that of a tuna fish.

Open the tin and drain the tuna.

CEFR Practice Quiz

For lunch, she made a sandwich with canned ____ and mayonnaise.

CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)

I made a delicious fresh salad with some canned ____ and several green vegetables for my lunch early this afternoon today.

Word Origin & History

Etymology tree Arabic اَلْ (al-) Phoenicianbor. Ancient Greek θῠ́ννος (thŭ́nnos)bor. Latin thunnusbor. Arabic تُنّ (tunn) Arabic اَلتُّنّ (at-tunn) Andalusian Arabicbor. Old Spanish atun Spanish atúnder. United States Spanish tunabor. English tuna Borrowed from United States Spanish tuna, alteration of Spanish atún, from Arabic اَلتُّنّ (at-tunn, “tuna”), from Latin thunnus, itself from Ancient Greek θύννος (thúnnos). Possibly in the sense of "darter" from thynein "to dart along". Doublet of tonno.

Literary Quotations & Historical Citations

"Tuna was carried down by the flood; and when Maui saw him in the net he stretched forth his arm and with a blow of his stone axe smote Tuna and cut off his head, and it and the tail fell into the ocean. ... The head became fish, and the tail became the koiro (ngoiro—conger-eel)." — 1887, John White, The Ancient History of the Maori, page 84:

"THE TUNA OR PRICKLY PEAR AS A FOOD FOR MAN" — 1907, Experiment Station Work, volume 3, page 94:

"Tuna was carried down by the flood; and when Maui saw him in the net he stretched forth his arm and with a blow of his stone axe smote Tuna and cut off his head, and it and the tail fell into the ocean. [...] The head became fish, and the tail became the koiro (ngoiro—conger-eel)." — 1887, John White, The Ancient History of the Maori, page 84:

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