is "tuna" the same?

Question

is tuna the same? I mean the fish. Do you say "estoy comiendo tuna pescado"?

Answer 1

"Estoy comiendo atún¨ Is all you need to say.

To say ¨estoy comiendo atún pescado´´ would be redundant.

It is quite common in english for a person to say ´´I like to eat tuna fish´´, but in spanish the the word ¨fish´´ does not have to be added, Its already there.

Answer 2

tuna ------> atún, both derived from Latin thunnus

In Spanish, tuna is a plant ---> paddle cactus

Jejejejeje - culé, Jan 17, 2011

Hi mediterrunio: the "tuna" in this case is the fruit of the "nopal" cactus. - pacofinkler, Jan 17, 2011

here, both are called tuna, the fruit and the plant. - mediterrunio, Jan 17, 2011

also, higo de tuna - mediterrunio, Jan 17, 2011

Answer 3

I think 'tuna' would be 'atún' in Spanish. Just check the dictionary!!