tomāts

 tomāts on Latvian Wikipedia

Borrowed from German Tomate, or from Russian тома́т (tomát), themselves borrowings from French tomate, itself a borrowing from Spanish tomate, ultimately borrowed from Classical Nahuatl tomatl. This word is first mentioned in Latvian by the end of the 19th century, initially in two forms, masculine (tomāts) and feminine (tomāte); only in the 1920s did the masculine form became dominant.^[1]

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tomāts m (1st declension)

1. tomato (plant (Solanum lycopersicum) with branched stems, yellow flowers and juicy, edible red fruits)

   tomātu stādi ― tomato plants

   ēdamais, kultīvētais tomāts ― edible, cultivated tomato (plant)

   plaši izplatīts kultūraugs ir tomāti, kuri Eiropā ievesti 1554. gadā ― tomatoes are a quite widespread crop, which was introduced in Europe in 1554

   tomātus ilgu laiku audzēja kā dekoratīvus augus ― tomatoes were grown for a long time as ornamental plants

2. tomato (the red fruit of this plant, eaten as a vegetable)

   tomātu sula ― tomato juice

   tomātu pasta ― tomato paste

   tomātu biezenis ― tomato puree

   konservēti tomāti ― canned tomatoes

   reņģes tomātu mērcē ― herring in tomato sauce

   brokastīs māmiņa sagriež lielu, sarkanu tomātu un vienu sīpolu ― for breakfast, mummy cut a large, red tomato and one onion

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