tomaat

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Dutch

Tomaten. — Tomatoes.

Etymology

Borrowed from English tomato, subsequently influenced by French tomate, both from Spanish tomate, from Classical Nahuatl tomatl (“tomatillo”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /toːˈmaːt/
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  • Hyphenation: to‧maat
  • Rhymes: -aːt

Noun

tomaat f (plural tomaten, diminutive tomaatje n)

  1. tomato, fruit of Solanum lycopersicum
  2. tomato plant, Solanum lycopersicum
    Synonym: tomatenplant
    Hypernym: nachtschade
    Hyponyms: cherrytomaat, kerstomaat, vleestomaat, waterbom

Derived terms

Descendants

Further reading

West Frisian

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch tomaat, from English tomato, though the Dutch was subsequently influenced by French tomate, both from Spanish tomate, from Classical Nahuatl tomatl (“tomatillo”).

Noun

tomaat c (plural tomaten, diminutive tomaatsje)

  1. tomato

Further reading

  • “tomaat”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011
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