toniña

See also: tónina, toñina, and tonina

Galician

Etymology

A diminutive formation, suffixed in -iña, from Latin thunnus. Compare Portuguese toninha, Spanish toñina and Catalan tonyina.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [toˈniɲɐ]

Noun

toniña f (plural toniñas)

  1. (archaic) tuna fish
    Synonym: atún
  2. porpoise
    Synonyms: fouliña, touliña
  3. dolphin
    Synonyms: arroaz, golfiño, touliña

References
  • “toninha” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
  • “toniña” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
  • “toniña” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
  • “toniña” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
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