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Webster 1913 Edition

Bonito

Bo-ni′to

(bō̍-nē′tō̍)
,
Noun.
;
pl.
Bonitoes
(-tō̍z)
.
[Sp. & Pg.
bonito
, fr. Ar.
bainīt
and
bainīth
.]
[Often incorrectly written
bonita
.]
(Zool.)
1.
A large tropical fish (
Orcynus pelamys
) allied to the tunny. It is about three feet long, blue above, with four brown stripes on the sides. It is sometimes found on the American coast.
3.
The medregal (
Seriola fasciata
), an edible fish of the southern part of the United States and the West Indies.
4.
The cobia or crab eater (
Elacate canada
), an edible fish of the Middle and Southern United States.

Webster 1828 Edition

Bonito

BONITO

,
Noun.
A fish of the tunny kind, growing to the length of three feet, and found on the American coast, and in the tropical climates. It has a greenish back, and a white silvery belly.

Definition 2024

Bonito

Bonito

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Portuguese

Proper noun

Bonito

  1. Bonito (municipality in the state of Bahia, Brazil)

bonito

bonito

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English

Noun

bonito ‎(plural bonito or bonitos or bonitoes)

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

Translations

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Portuguese

Pronunciation

  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /bu.ˈni.tu/
  • Hyphenation: bo‧ni‧to

Etymology 1

Borrowing from Spanish bonito ‎(“pretty, lovely”), a diminutive of bueno ‎(“good”), from Latin bonus ‎(“good”).

Adjective

bonito m ‎(feminine singular bonita, masculine plural bonitos, feminine plural bonitas, comparable)

  1. pretty, lovely
Inflection
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Descendants

  • Kabuverdianu: bunitu

Etymology 2

Borrowing from Spanish bonito, from Arabic بَيْنِيت ‎(baynīt).

Noun

bonito m (plural bonitos)

  1. various species of fish related to or sharing resemblance with the tuna, such as the albacore and the frigate tuna

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [βo̞ˈni.to̞]

Etymology 1

Diminutive of bueno, without diphthong when "o" is not stressed; see -ito

Adjective

bonito m ‎(feminine singular bonita, masculine plural bonitos, feminine plural bonitas)

  1. pretty, lovely
See also

Etymology 2

From Arabic بَيْنِيت ‎(baynīt).

Noun

bonito m ‎(plural bonitos)

  1. (fish) tuna; bonito
  2. (fish) skipjack

Etymology

From Spanish, from Arabic بَيْنِيت ‎(baynīt).

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