tomato
English
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Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Spanish tomate, from Classical Nahuatl tomatl, from Proto-Nahuan *tomatl. Compare tomatillo.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (UK, General Australian) IPA(key): /təˈmɑː.təʊ/
Audio (UK); [tʰə̥ˈmɑːtʰəʉ̯]: (file) Audio (General Australian); [tʰə̥ˈmɐːtʰɐʉ̯]: (file)
- (US) IPA(key): /təˈmeɪ.toʊ/
- (Canada) IPA(key): [tʰəˈmeɪɾo], [tʰəˈme(ː)to(ː)], [tʰɵ-], [-ma-]
- (South Asia) IPA(key): /ʈoˈmæʈo/
- Rhymes: -ɑːtəʊ, -eɪtəʊ, -ætəʊ
Noun
[edit]tomato (countable and uncountable, plural tomatoes)
- A widely cultivated plant, Solanum lycopersicum, having edible fruit.
- The savory fruit of this plant, red when ripe, treated as a vegetable in horticulture and cooking.
- Synonyms: (informal) love apple, (obsolete) wolf's peach
- Meronym: lycopene
- 1990, JSG Trading Corp. v. Tray-Wrap, Inc., 917 F.2d 75 (2d Cir. 1990)
- In common parlance tomatoes are vegetables, as the Supreme Court observed long ago [see Nix v. Hedden 149 U.S. 304, 307, 13 S.Ct. 881, 882, 37 L.Ed. 745 (1893)], although botanically speaking they are actually a fruit. [26 Encyclopedia Americana 832 (Int'l. ed. 1981)]. Regardless of classification, people have been enjoying tomatoes for centuries; even Mr. Pickwick, as Dickens relates, ate his chops in "tomata" sauce.
- A shade of red, the colour of a ripe tomato.
- tomato:
- (slang) A desirable-looking woman.
- Look at the legs on that hot tomato!
- 2008, Denny Durbin, Lazy Enchiladas: Redefining Success: Tasty Lessons on Love, Life, & Relationships, Bodega Publishing, →ISBN, page 13:
- When she left the room, I asked Robert, “Who's the tomato?” “Marisa. She's from Mexico.” He had a telltale smile on his face.
- 2015 https://www.bustle.com/articles/116384-19-old-fashioned-compliments-we-should-bring-back 19 Old-Fashioned Compliments We Should Bring Back]
- That shirt makes you look like such a glorious tomato.
- 2020, Libba Bray, The King of Crows, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, →ISBN:
- “Who's the tomato?” a cop said as Evie walked past. “Her? She's the stiff's niece,” another cop answered. Evie flinched to hear Will discussed like that. “You wanna clam up?” Malloy barked and the officers fell silent.
- (slang) A stupid act or person.
Hypernyms
[edit]Derived terms
[edit]- beefsteak tomato (US)
- beef tomato (UK)
- bush tomato
- canned tomatoes
- cherry tomato
- cocktail tomato
- currant tomato
- Datterini tomato
- desert tomato
- diced tomatoes
- grape tomato
- heirloom tomato
- heritage tomato
- husk tomato
- Italian plum tomato
- Italian tomato
- Italian tomato
- pear tomato
- plum tomato
- puréed tomatoes
- Roma tomato
- strained tomatoes
- strawberry tomato
- teardrop tomato
- Tomato blistering mosaic tymovirus
- tomato can
- tomato clownfish
- tomato concentrate
- tomato fever
- tomato flu
- tomato frog
- tomato fruitworm
- tomato gall
- tomato hornworm
- tomato juice
- tomato knife
- tomato moth
- tomato paste
- tomato-phile
- tomato pie
- tomato purée
- tomato salad
- tomato sandwich
- tomato sauce
- tomato soup
- tomato surprise
- tomato water
- tomato worm
- tomato-y
- tomayto, tomahto
Related terms
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Verb
[edit]tomato (third-person singular simple present tomatos, present participle tomatoing, simple past and past participle tomatoed)
- (transitive, rare) to pelt with tomatoes
- (transitive, rare) to add tomatoes to (a dish)
Amis
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Japanese トマト (tomato), from English tomato.
Noun
[edit]tomato
References
[edit]- “Entry #537900”, in 阿美語中部方言辭典 [Dictionary of the Central Dialect of Amis][1] (in Chinese), Taiwan: Council of Indigenous Peoples, 2021
Chichewa
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[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]tomáto class 1a
- tomato
- Synonyms: phwetekere, matimati
Esperanto
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Russian томат (tomat), German Tomate, English tomato, French tomate, all from Spanish tomate, from Classical Nahuatl tomatl.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]tomato (accusative singular tomaton, plural tomatoj, accusative plural tomatojn)
- tomato (fruit)
- tomato plant (Solanum lycopersicum)
Derived terms
[edit]- tomata (“made of or related to tomatoes”, adjective)
Iban
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[edit]Noun
[edit]tomato
Ido
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[edit]Noun
[edit]tomato (plural tomati)
Japanese
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[edit]tomato
Swahili
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[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]tomato (n class, plural tomato)
- tomato
- Synonym: nyanya
- 2021 December 16, “Wakenya wapata faraja mashambani baada ya corona kuwatimua mjini”, in BBC News Swahili[2]:
- Alianza kilimo cha malenge, mtama, tomato na sukuma wiki - na sasa anauza bidhaa zake katika soko la nyumbani.
- He started cultivating pumpkin, millet, tomato and sukuma wiki - and now he sells his products in the domestic market.
Tok Pisin
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Noun
[edit]tomato
- tomato
- 1995, John Verhaar, Toward a reference grammar of Tok Pisin: an experiment in corpus linguistics[3], →ISBN, page 433:
- Mekim olsem pinis, orait tupela i planim taro na banana, na kumu, painap, kon, tomato, na kaukau tu.
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Welsh
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from English tomato, from Spanish tomate, from Classical Nahuatl tomatl.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]tomato m (plural tomatos)
- tomato
- Synonym: afal cariad
Mutation
[edit]Welsh mutation | |||
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radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
tomato | domato | nhomato | thomato |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
[edit]- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “tomato”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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