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thon

tuna

noun TOHN Rare
Food & Drink Meat

Usage Note

thon is the standard word for tuna. The final n is nasal and the -on is not pronounced as a separate syllable. Une salade niçoise traditionally includes thon en boîte (canned tuna). Note the h is silent; the word begins with the t sound.

Examples

"Elle mange une salade au thon."

Natural Translation

She eats a tuna salad.

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