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I buy soy sauce and flavor it five different ways: with sake, mirin, sugar, kombu and bonito flakes. I use them on lots of dishes at home.
Masaharu Morimoto

Meaning of "bonito" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD BONITO

From Spanish bonito, from Latin bonus good.
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PRONUNCIATION OF BONITO

bonito  [bəˈniːtəʊ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BONITO

noun
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adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Bonito is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES BONITO MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Bonito

Bonito are a tribe of medium-sized, ray-finned predatory fish in the family Scombridae – a family it shares with the mackerel, tuna and Spanish mackerel tribes, and also the butterfly kingfish. Also called the Sardini tribe, it consists of eight species across four genera; three of those four genera are monotypic genera, having a single species each.

Definition of bonito in the English dictionary

The definition of bonito in the dictionary is any of various small tunny-like marine food fishes of the genus Sarda, of warm Atlantic and Pacific waters: family Scombridae. Other definition of bonito is any of various similar or related fishes, such as Katsuwonus pelamis, the flesh of which is dried and flaked and used in Japanese cookery.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BONITO


bandito
bænˈdiːtəʊ
bito
ˈbiːtəʊ
burrito
bəˈriːtəʊ
cito
ˈkiːtəʊ
farolito
ˌfærəˈliːtəʊ
finito
fɪˈniːtəʊ
Hirohito
ˌhɪərəʊˈhiːtəʊ
hornito
hɔːˈniːtəʊ
incognito
ˌɪnkɒɡˈniːtəʊ
Ito
ˈiːtəʊ
Leto
ˈliːtəʊ
magneto
mæɡˈniːtəʊ
mojito
məˈhiːtəʊ
mosquito
məˈskiːtəʊ
Negrito
nɪˈɡriːtəʊ
Quito
ˈkiːtəʊ
sanbenito
ˌsænbəˈniːtəʊ
Tito
ˈtiːtəʊ
veto
ˈviːtəʊ
Yoshihito
ˌjɒʃɪˈhiːtəʊ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BONITO

boniato
bonier
boniest
Boniface
Boniface VIII
bonilasse
Bonin Islands
boniness
Bonington
bonism
bonist
bonk
bonkbuster
bonkers
bonking
Bonn
Bonnard
bonne
bonne bouche
bonnes bouches

WORDS THAT END LIKE BONITO

Akihito
antimosquito
beneplacito
Boito
con spirito
coquito
graffito
horopito
kwaito
Lobito
manito
Mutsuhito
nopalito
paraquito
pentito
Peshito
rabbito
secret mosquito
subito
vomito

Synonyms and antonyms of bonito in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «bonito» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BONITO

Find out the translation of bonito to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of bonito from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «bonito» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

鲣鱼
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

bonito
570 millions of speakers

English

bonito
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

बोनिटो
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

بونيتو
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

скумбрия
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Bonito
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

Bonito
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

bonito
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Bonito
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

bonito
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

カツオ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

가다랑어
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Bonito
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

bonito
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

Bonito
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बोनिटो
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

palamut
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

bonito
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

bonito
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

скумбрія
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

bonito
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

bonito
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

bonito
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

bonito
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

bonito
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of bonito

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BONITO»

The term «bonito» is very widely used and occupies the 9.577 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BONITO» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about bonito

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QUOTES WITH «BONITO»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word bonito.
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Masaharu Morimoto
I buy soy sauce and flavor it five different ways: with sake, mirin, sugar, kombu and bonito flakes. I use them on lots of dishes at home.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BONITO»

Discover the use of bonito in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to bonito and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Ken Schultz's Field Guide to Saltwater Fish
Sarda chiliensis The Pacific bonito is an important gamefish, valued more for sport than for food, as is the Atlantic bonito. Identification. Similar in size and pigmentation to the Atlantic bonito, the Pacific bonito is distinguished from most other ...
Ken Schultz, 2011
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Chaco Canyon: Archaeology and Archaeologists
First photograph of Pueblo Bonito 9 5. KinKletso 12 6. Chaco stairway 13 7. ChetroKetl 15 8. Simpson's 1849 plans of Chetro Ketl and Pueblo Bonito 16 9. Jackson's 1877 drawing and map of Pueblo Bonito 18 10. Hyde Exploring Expedition ...
Robert H. Lister, 1984
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Jogo Bonito: Pele, Neymar and Brazil’s Beautiful Game
Jogo Bonito – meaning 'the beautiful game' – takes you on a journey through the Wild West of Brazilian football. On the way we meet aneclectic cast of characters, such as Mario Zagallo, the fourtime World Cupwinner; the long, lost son of ...
Henrik Brandão Jönsson, 2014
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Sottsass: Napoli, Museo di Capodimonte
This substantial volume contains over 400 of Sottsass's color and black and white images, beautifully reproduced.
Ettore Sottsass, Achille Bonito Oliva, Museo e gallerie nazionali di Capodimonte, 2004
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The Architecture of Chaco Canyon, New Mexico
Pueblo Bonito and achieved at village sites (Akins 1986:132–133, 2003:102–104 ). Mortuary analyses have also revealed some sort of organizational change at Pueblo Bonito. During the 130 years when the two burial room groups were ...
Stephen H Lekson, 2007
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Talosophy, the Science of Harmony: The Art of Making ...
Bonito was naturally fierce. Once he had killed two other bulls in a fight. Men admired and feared him. All but his owner. Bonito knew him. He followed him about like a dog. And his owner showed appreciation by feeding Bonito with his own ...
William Vernon Backus, 1913
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Flyfisher's Guide to Arizona
“It cannot be,” I though to myself as I examined the day-old boot print along upper Big Bonito Creek. On most Arizona fisheries such a sight would be a common occurrence, but not here. My initial reaction was that of denial, but was quickly ...
Will Jordan, 2008
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Holstein-Friesian Herd-book, Containing a Record of All ...
Bonito Beach Segis Pontiac Glista 300571 Bonito Beryl Glista . . . 300573 Bonito Countess Canary Glista 300577 Bonito Fayne Glista . . . 300669 Bonito Fayne Pontiac . . 306604 Bonito Fenicia Segis . . . 300580 » Bonito Florinda Glista ...
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Stone Age Spear and Arrow Points of the Southwestern United ...
Pueblo Bonito 1896 (Room 10), Chaco Canyon, San Juan County, New Mexico. AMNH specimen H/883. 31.3 Chaco Corner Notched. Chert. Site 5 MT 4475, Montezuma County, Colorado. AHC specimen 4475-1021-100. 31.4 Chaco Corner ...
Noel D. Justice, 2002
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The material culture of Pueblo Bonito
Enth.: The material culture of Pueblo Bonito / Neil M. Judd. Canid remains from Pueblo Bonito and Pueblo del Arroyo / Glover M. Allen.
Neil Merton Judd, Glover Morrill Allen, 1954

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BONITO»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term bonito is used in the context of the following news items.
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Jonathan Gold Enjoys Rotten Bonito Intestines and Sake at Kinjiro
(Kondo also served the bonito guts when he cooked at the long-shuttered Izayoi, around the corner from the Kinjiro spot.) You try the ... «Eater LA, Jul 15»
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Jersey Shore Fishing: Small blues on jigs for party boats
Some bonito are mixed in, and usually win the pool. The Jamaica from Brielle reported a 6 1/4-pound bonito took Sunday's money for ... «NJ.com, Jul 15»
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Park system announces Tidal Tuesdays
He called the fishing very, very good with some bonito showing up with the blues. All of the fish were caught on jigs. Capt. Bob Bogan on the ... «Asbury Park Press, Jul 15»
4
Ramen Tatsu-Ya Takes Over the Congress Kitchen
... mushroom cream, then topped with a super crunchy chicken chicharron and shredded bonito flakes. The white Burgundy paired with it added ... «Zagat, Jul 15»
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An artist in an era of athletes - Andrea Pirlo is Italy's greatest …
It is for this reason that Pirlo is particularly worshipped in Brazil – the country where joga bonito was born. Many Brazilians yearn for a return to ... «Goal.com, Jul 15»
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Farmer John's battles
by NIÑO BONITO PADILLA. This is a story about a farmer named John. No, this is not about the famous farmer John Peterson who introduced ... «The Manila Times, Jul 15»
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Jersey Shore Fishing: First bonito & limits of pee wees
The Shore party boat fleet is being bailed out once again by the appearance of pee-wee bluefish after a period during which larger blues have ... «NJ.com, Jul 15»
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Exploring the mysteries of the ancient Pueblo people
What is most compelling about the Chaco ruins is their size. The best-known sites, Pueblo Bonito and Chetro Ketl, are each about the length of ... «Gazettextra, Jul 15»
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Daily Fish Report
... 18 calico bass, 40 blue perch, 40 lingcod, 12 opaleye perch, 4 halibut, 40 whitefish, 62 white seabass, 7 barracuda, 1 sculpin, 2 bonito. «Ventura County Star, Jul 15»
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LIST: Top 10 salt-water fishing spots in and around Fall River
Popular spring and summer species include striped bass, bluefish, tautog, fluke and scup, a few weakfish and the occasional run of bonito and ... «SouthCoastToday.com, Jul 15»

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