A1NounMasculine
il tonno
tuna
/TON-noh/
Plural: tonni
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What does ‘tonno’ mean in English?
Examples in Context
Mangio la pizza con tonno e cipolla.
I eat pizza with tuna and onion.
Il tonno in scatola è pratico per i pasti veloci.
Canned tuna is handy for quick meals.
About This Word
Italy is one of Europe's top consumers of canned tuna. Tonno rosso (bluefin tuna) is a prized Sicilian catch; mattanza (traditional tuna fishing) was a cultural tradition in Sicilian fishing villages.
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