atum

See also: -atum and -átum

Portuguese

Etymology

From Andalusian Arabic, from Arabic اَلتُّنّ‎ (at-tunn, “tuna”), from Latin thunnus, from Ancient Greek θύννος (thúnnos), from θύνω (thúnō, “I rush, dart along”). Compare Spanish and Galician atún.

Pronunciation

  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ.ˈtũ/
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /a.ˈtũ/
  • Hyphenation: a‧tum
  • Rhymes: -ũ

Noun

atum m (plural atuns)

  1. tuna
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