plum tomato
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- noun
- /plʌm təˈmeɪtoʊ/
:
tomate ciruela
- Paste or plum tomatoes will require less cooking time since they're meatier and have less juice.
- chopped plum tomatoes
- diced plum tomatoes
- 1 cup plum tomatoes
Examples
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A half a pound of plum tomatoes and um... let me get a large bottle of that olive oil.
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Campari or small plum tomatoes, seeded and diced.
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You know, you got that really just funky cool plum tomato, reminds him almost like a San Marzano or a, or a Polish linguisa.
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To make the sauce, use 6 ripe plum tomatoes, chopped finely and sautéed with garlic.
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Chop 4 plum tomatoes and mix them with basil and mozzarella for a fresh salad.
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For the recipe, you'll need 3 large plum tomatoes, diced and mixed with olive oil and vinegar.
Synonyms
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A juicy round fruit usually red, sometimes yellow, eaten raw or cooked
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Morphology
This is a straightforward noun–noun compound in which 'plum' functions as an attributive modifier meaning 'like a plum' (in size/shape) and therefore denotes a type of tomato. An average B1 learner who knows 'plum' and 'tomato' can infer it is a specific variety of tomato (typically oval/small), so the meaning is compositionally transparent.
Etymology
Plum tomato may come from how these tomatoes look and feel: they are long and oval, a bit like a plum, and have firm flesh. Because they keep their shape when cooked, they are great for 'sauces' and for 'canning', so the name now means the oval, sauce-friendly kind of tomato.