bonito

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Usually, it is accompanied by a raw egg, '' naruto '' (a spiral fish paste), '' katsuo '' ([[bonito]]) flakes, and '' tonkatsu '' (a piece of barbecued pork).

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  1. noun Any of several marine food and game fishes of the genus Sarda, related to and resembling the tuna.
  2. noun Any of several similar fishes, such as the skipjack.

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  • The bonito is a coarser fish, and only becomes tolerable eating by the copious use of port-wine. —  The Lieutenant and Commander
  • Fourteen customers caught their limits of red snapper, two fish each, plus a few kings, bonito, triggerfish and a nice cobia.
  • Usually, it is accompanied by a raw egg, '' naruto '' (a spiral fish paste), '' katsuo '' ([[bonito]]) flakes, and '' tonkatsu '' (a piece of barbecued pork). —  Conservapedia - Recent changes [en]
  • It's tangy chilled spinach served with shavings of dried bonito - a traditional dish that I've eaten countless times, but for some reason haven't seen on many menus in the Valley. —  Phoenix New Times | Complete Issue
  • For no real reason except Seb looks a little portugese and bonito is portugese for cute! —  xml's Blinklist.com
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  1. Spanish, probably from bonito, pretty, diminutive of bueno, good, from Latin bonus, good; see deu-2 in Indo-European roots.

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  1. Formerly also boneto, bonita, boneta, bonuto, etc.; = French bonite, formerly bonito = German bonit, bonitfisch, from Spanish (Portuguese) bonito, said to be from Arabic bainīth, bainīs, a bonito, but perhaps from Spanish (Portuguese) bonito, pretty good, good, pretty, diminutive of bueno (= Portuguese bom), good: see boon.
  2. Spanish, diminutive of bueno, < L. bonus, good: see boon.
 

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