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When you order a tuna fish sandwich, do you say "tuna" or "tuna fish"? (lemmy.world)
submitted 2 years ago by [M] to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world
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[–] 7 points 2 years ago (1 child)

Swordfish? Plenty other languages keep the fish-part in the Tuna name, also

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  • [–] 9 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    Not the same as there is no one calling a swordfish just sword.

    Plenty other languages keep the fish-part in the Tuna name

    Do they? Which ones?

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  • [–] 7 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

    Hungarian here. Probably it would sound weird without the 'fish' bit, since we call it 'tonhal' ('hal' meaning fish). I just can't imagine someone offering some tuna to me, asking 'Ton?'.

    EDIT: However, in English, I call it tuna, not tuna fish.

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