atunero

tuna-fishing

adjective ah-too-NEH-roh Rare

Also means

relating to tuna

Usage Note

Atunero describes anything related to tuna fishing: barco atunero (tuna-fishing vessel), flota atunera (tuna fleet). It can also function as a noun (el atunero) referring to the fishing vessel itself or to a worker in the tuna industry. It is most common in Spanish maritime and fishing-industry contexts, particularly in Basque Country and Andalusia.

Examples

"El barco atunero regresó con la bodega llena."

Natural Translation

The tuna-fishing vessel returned with a full hold.

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