atún
Spanish, noun/aˈtun/
atún is spelled A-T-Ú-N (4 letters) and appears 4.6 times per million words in written Spanish, the 12,773rd most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Atún is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “tuna (fish)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “(Thunnus spp.) Cualquiera de una docena de especies de peces oceánicos de la familia de los escómbridos…”.
What does atún mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinetuna (fish)
- 2
colloquialmasculineignorant, stupid person
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. (Thunnus spp.) Cualquiera de una docena de especies de peces oceánicos de la familia de los escómbridos, grandes nadadores y de gran tamaño; su carne, muy apreciada como alimento, es de color rojo intenso, excepcional entre los peces, por su alto contenido de mioglobina. Varias especies están en riesgo de extinción por la sobrepesca. 2. Persona falta de inteligencia o entendimiento
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of atún
- atunes plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce atún?
- /aˈtun/
- [aˈt̪ũn]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to atún
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is atún in Spanish?
atún appears 4.6 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).