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tuna

/ˈtuna/

noun, feminine/ˈtuna/plural: tunas

prickly pear, the fruit of the nopal cactus (Opuntia, especially Opuntia ficus-indica); nopal

Synonyms: higo de tuna, nopal, higuera de tuna, higuera de Indias

Borrowed from Taíno.

noun, feminine/ˈtuna/plural: tunas

a college singing group, wearing ornate clothes, called in the Americas estudiantina

Borrowed from French tune, possibly from roi de Thunes (“king of Tunis”), a title used by leaders of vagabonds.

tuna — Spanish Dictionary | Passage