tamarillo
9.9
A small egg-shaped fruit with reddish-brown skin and a sweet tangy taste or the small tree that grows it
- noun
- /ˌtæməˈriloʊ/
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tamarillo
- She found a ripe tamarillo at the market and decided to make a smoothie.
Examples
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The tamarillo is often used in salads and desserts due to its sweet flavor.
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The tamarillo plant thrives in warm climates and produces vibrant fruit.
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You just ate Tamarillo, which is fruit number six.
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The scent of the tamarillo is pungent and powerful; woe be to the nose that nears it.
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Synonyms
7.8
Small tree from South America that grows egg-shaped reddish fruit you can eat
refers mainly to the edible fruit rather than the plant
Surface Forms
tamarillo singular
tamarillos plural
Etymology
Tamarillo comes from Spanish and is like the English tomato with the Spanish ending -illo, which means 'little'. A helpful way to remember it is to think of a 'little tomato' from South America, also called the 'tree tomato', which explains its small, egg-shaped fruit and tomato-like taste.
