bonito

Meaning

Noun

• Any of various marine fish of the genus Sarda, that are related to and resemble the tuna.
• A large tropical fish, the skipjack tuna, allied to the tunny, Katsuwonus pelamis.
• The medregal (Seriola fasciata (species)), an edible fish of the southern of the United States and the West Indies.
• The cobia or crab eater (Rachycentron canadum), an edible fish of warm waters globally.

Origin

• From Spanish bonito.