tomato juice
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- noun
- /təˈmeɪtoʊ dʒuːs/
:
zumo de tomate
- A glass of tomato juice, two raw eggs and a shot of vinegar.
- a cup of tomato juice
- a glass of tomato juice
- a tablespoon of tomato juice
Examples
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You know, they served tomato juice with no ice, my beverage of choice on these flights.
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April liked a little tomato juice in hers.
Fiction book (1991) -
Have some tomato juice with me.
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- You want some tomato juice?
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- Try some tomato juice.
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We are getting ready to can tomato juice.
Fiction book (1990) -
I was drinking straight tomato juice.
Fiction book (1996) -
If you have access to decent tomato juice, though, why not go that way?
Blog text (20) -
Oh, get Mr. Kent some tomato juice, toast and coffee.
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I enjoyed a refreshing glass of tomato juice with my breakfast.
Synonyms
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A drink you get by squeezing fresh fruit
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Morphology
The meaning 'the liquid extracted from tomatoes' is directly and compositionally derived from combining 'tomato' (the fruit) with 'juice' (liquid extracted from a plant), so a B1 learner who knows both words will readily infer the MWE meaning. This noun-noun compound follows a common, cross-linguistic food/beverage naming pattern and is fully literal, making it immediately understandable.
Etymology
The name tomato juice comes from juice made by pressing or blending tomatoes. People have long drunk it or used it in cooking, so today it means 'the liquid taken from tomatoes'.