tuna
US /ˈtunə/
noun Advanced · C1 Ăn uống
Definition
tropical American prickly pear of Jamaica
Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.
Examples
She ordered a tuna sandwich and a glass of orange juice.
Collocations
- Easy canned tuna saladto canned tuna salad, meaning to preserve in a can or tin
- Medium fresh tuna sashimi specialdescribing fresh tuna sashimi special (recently made, produced, or harvested)
- Hard global tuna quota sustainability pactdescribing global tuna quota sustainability pact (involving the entire earth; not limited or provincial in scope)
- Very Hard prized bluefin tuna auctioned for astronomical sumsto prized bluefin tuna auctioned for astronomical sums, meaning to hold dear
Learner's English edition · Curated definitions for TOEIC learners.