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tomato concentrate

tomato concentrate

2.6
A thick red paste made by removing most water from tomatoes to add flavour
  • noun
  • /təˈmeɪtoʊ ˈkɒntrəˌkeɪt/
translation icon : concentrado de tomate
  • I added tomato concentrate to the sauce.

Examples

  • The soup called for a spoonful of tomato concentrate to intensify its color and taste.

  • Stir two tablespoons of tomato concentrate into the sauce for a richer flavor.

  • Most recipes require tomato concentrate to be cooked down with onions and garlic.

  • You can find tomato concentrates in the grocery aisle.

  • I added tomato concentrate to the sauce to enhance its flavor.

  • For a rich marinade, mix olive oil with tomato concentrate and herbs.

  • The recipe calls for tomato concentrate to create a thick and tasty pizza sauce.

Synonyms

tomato paste
vstomato concentrate
6 1.5

A thick, concentrated food made from cooked tomatoes used to add a strong tomato flavour

preserves flavor mainly by removing most water instead of cooking and straining

How Concentrated

tomato concentrate
2.6
tomato sauce
20 1.0
tomato juice
11 1.0

Surface Forms

tomato concentrate singular
tomato concentrates plural

Morphology

tomato + concentrate

The phrase is transparently built from 'tomato' (the fruit) and 'concentrate' (to remove water to thicken), so a learner can infer it denotes a thickened tomato product made by concentrating tomatoes. This compositional cooking-term pattern is common cross-linguistically, making the meaning predictable to a B1 learner who knows both constituents.

Etymology

Tomato concentrate comes from the simple kitchen idea of making tomatoes thicker by removing most of their water: ripe tomatoes are cooked or pressed until only a rich, thick concentrate remains. That's why a small spoonful adds a 'stronger' tomato taste to sauces and soups.