1881, from American Spanish (California) tuna, from Spanish atun, from Arabic tun, borrowed, probably in Spain, from Latin thunnus "tunny" (see tunny).
例文
1. "I'll take the grilled tuna ," Mary Ann told the waiter.
「マグロを焼いてください」メアリー?アンはウェイターに言った。
2.Thick tuna steaks are eaten rare,like beef.
牛肉のように、厚いマグロのステーキは半熟にして食べることができます。
3.She began opening a tin of tuna .
彼女はツナ缶を開け始めた。/
4.I don 't like eating tins of tuna fish.
ツナ缶は好きではありません。
5.The Colonel and his forces were camped on the plain of Tuna 、a day 's march north of Phari.