tonya

See also: Tonya

English

Etymology

From Japanese 問屋 (ton'ya).

Noun

tonya (plural tonya)

1. (historical) A trade broker in Japan, usually a wholesaler, warehouse manager, or shipment manager.

Anagrams

• Ayton, atony, ayont

Catalan

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tonya

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Etymology

Inherited from Late Latin tunna. Doublet of tona.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈto.ɲə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈto.ɲa]

Noun

tonya f (plural tonyes) (Valencia)

1. a type of sweet bun similar to a brioche

   Synonyms: mona, fogassa, pa socarrat

2. (colloquial) violent blow, (slang) fiasco

Further reading

• “tonya”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007