noun🔗ShareTonelA large cask; an oblong vessel bulging in the middle, like a pipe or puncheon, and girt with hoops; a wine cask."The brewery workers carefully rolled the tun of ale into the aging cellar. "Los trabajadores de la cervecería rodaron cuidadosamente el tonel de cerveza en la bodega de envejecimiento.drinkutensilitemChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareCuba, tonelA fermenting vat."The family used the old wooden tun to ferment their homemade apple cider. "La familia usó el viejo tonel de madera para fermentar su sidra de manzana casera.drinkutensilChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareTonelAn old English measure of capacity for liquids, containing 252 wine gallons; equal to two pipes."The wine merchant ordered a tun of claret from France, hoping to satisfy the demand for the popular vintage. "El comerciante de vinos pidió un tonel de clarete de Francia, con la esperanza de satisfacer la demanda de la popular cosecha.amountunitdrinknauticalhistoryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareToneladaA weight of 2,240 pounds."The old ship could carry over a hundred tun of cargo, mostly tea and spices from the East. "El viejo barco podía transportar más de cien toneladas de carga, principalmente té y especias de Oriente.massunitChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareCantidad, montónAn indefinite large quantity."After the harvest, they had a tun of apples to make cider. "Después de la cosecha, tenían un montón de manzanas para hacer sidra.amountChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareBorracho, bebedorA drunkard."The old man, a notorious tun, was always seen slurring his words at the corner store. "El anciano, un borracho notorio, siempre era visto farfullando sus palabras en la tienda de la esquina.persondrinkChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareTonnaAny shell belonging to Tonna and allied genera."The child proudly displayed the large, spiraled tun she found on the beach, showing it to her mother as a unique seashell. "El niño mostró con orgullo la gran Tonna en espiral que encontró en la playa, mostrándosela a su madre como una concha única.animalbiologyoceannatureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareEl estado de criptobiosisThe cryptobiotic state of a tardigrade, when its metabolism is temporarily suspended."The dried-up tardigrade, seemingly lifeless, was actually in a tun, waiting for the return of water to revive it. "El tardígrado seco, aparentemente sin vida, estaba en realidad en estado de criptobiosis, esperando el regreso del agua para revivirlo.physiologyorganismbiologyanimalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareMeter en tonelesTo put into tuns, or casks."The brewery workers carefully tunned the newly fermented beer into large oak casks for aging. "Los trabajadores de la cervecería metieron cuidadosamente la cerveza recién fermentada en grandes toneles de roble para su envejecimiento.drinkutilitybusinessfoodChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareTunA part of the ancient Maya Long Count Calendar system which corresponds to 18 winal cycles or 360 days."The Maya scholar explained that a tun is a period of 360 days, roughly equivalent to our year but with a slightly different calculation. "El erudito maya explicó que un tun es un período de 360 días, aproximadamente equivalente a nuestro año pero con un cálculo ligeramente diferente.archaeologyastronomyhistorytimesystemnumbercultureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
