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bonito

Pronunciation: /bəˈniːtəʊ/

Definition of bonito

noun (plural bonitos)

  • a small tuna with dark oblique stripes on the back, important as a food and game fish.
    • Sarda and related genera, family Scombridae: several species
  • another term for skipjack (sense 1).

Origin:

late 16th century: from Spanish

bonito in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of bonito in the US English dictionary