tomato

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See also: tomàto, tōmato, and tōm̧ato

English

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A tomato

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish tomate, from Classical Nahuatl tomatl, from Proto-Nahuan *tomatl. Compare tomatillo.

Pronunciation

Noun

tomato (countable and uncountable, plural tomatoes)

  1. A widely cultivated plant, Solanum lycopersicum, having edible fruit.
  2. 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 , although botanically speaking they are actually a fruit. . Regardless of classification, people have been enjoying tomatoes for centuries; even Mr. Pickwick, as Dickens relates, ate his chops in "tomata" sauce.
  3. A shade of red, the colour of a ripe tomato.
    tomato:  
  4. (slang) A desirable-looking woman.
    Lookit 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.
  5. (slang) A stupid act or person.

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Translations

Verb

tomato (third-person singular simple present tomatos, present participle tomatoing, simple past and past participle tomatoed)

  1. (transitive, rare) to pelt with tomatoes
  2. (transitive, rare) to add tomatoes to (a dish)

Amis

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese トマト (tomato), from English tomato.

Noun

tomato

  1. tomato

References

Chichewa

Etymology

Borrowed from English tomato.

Pronunciation

Noun

tomáto class 1a

  1. tomato
    Synonyms: phwetekere, matimati

Esperanto

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Etymology

From Russian томат (tomat), German Tomate, English tomato, French tomate, all from Spanish tomate, from Classical Nahuatl tomatl.

Pronunciation

Noun

tomato (accusative singular tomaton, plural tomatoj, accusative plural tomatojn)

  1. tomato (fruit)
  2. tomato plant (Solanum lycopersicum)

Derived terms

  • tomata (“made of or related to tomatoes”, adjective)

Iban

Etymology

Borrowed from English tomato.

Pronunciation

Noun

tomato

  1. tomato

Ido

Pronunciation

Noun

tomato (plural tomati)

  1. tomato

Japanese

Romanization

tomato

  1. Rōmaji transcription of トマト

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from English tomato.

Pronunciation

Noun

tomato (n class, plural tomato)

  1. tomato
    Synonym: nyanya
    • 2021 December 16, “Wakenya wapata faraja mashambani baada ya corona kuwatimua mjini”, in BBC News Swahili‎:
      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

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Etymology

From English tomato.

Noun

tomato

  1. tomato
    • 1995, John Verhaar, Toward a reference grammar of Tok Pisin: an experiment in corpus linguistics‎, →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

 tomato on Welsh Wikipedia

Etymology

Borrowed from English tomato, from Spanish tomate, from Classical Nahuatl tomatl.

Pronunciation

Noun

tomato m (plural tomatos)

  1. tomato
    Synonym: afal cariad

Mutation

Welsh mutation
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

  • 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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