bonito
Any of various marine fish of the genus Sarda that are related to and resemble the…Any of various marine fish of the genus Sarda that are related to and resemble the tuna, but smaller.
» These salted bonito guts are too salty for me.
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4 sensesAny of various marine fish of the genus Sarda that are related to and resemble the tuna, but smaller.
Bonito
flesh of mostly Pacific food fishes of the genus Sarda of the family Scombridae; related to but smaller than tuna
A large tropical fish of species Katsuwonus pelamis (skipjack tuna), allied to the tunny.
fish whose flesh is dried and flaked for Japanese cookery; may be same species as skipjack tuna
The medregal (Seriola fasciata), an edible fish of the southern United States and the West Indies.
The cobia or crab eater (Rachycentron canadum), an edible fish of warm waters globally.
Examples
2 sentencesThese salted bonito guts are too salty for me.
All the atolls swarm with various kinds of fishes, amongst which the bonito predominates; and they are very cheap.
Translations
4 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
Borrowed from Spanish bonito (“bonito”).Borrowed from Spanish bonito (“bonito”).
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Forms
plural: bonito / bonitos / bonitoesSynonyms
2 synonyms- fish whose flesh is dried and flaked for Japanese cookery; may be same species as skipjack tuna:oceanic bonitoKatsuwonus pelamis
Word family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.