tomato
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- noun
- /təˈmeɪtoʊ/
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tomate
- By mid-month, there were 194 tiny green tomatoes swelling on my seven plants.
- tomato sauce
- fresh tomatoes
- lycopene in tomatoes
I'll have a number three with no cheese, no tomato and no lettuce.
- I'll have a number three with no cheese, no tomato and no lettuce.
- Real talk I had I had an entire tomato sliced raw.
Examples
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You can get peeled fresh tomato and cut it in cubes.
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A man who has raised prize tomatoes must know something, something of great value perhaps.
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In goes our tomato and on to the next.
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How do you like the tomato?
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Remember, I have plans to enter tomatoes in the county fair this year.
Fiction book (1990) -
A hot dog with tomato and onion sauce
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I'll have a number three with no cheese, no tomato and no lettuce.
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But yeah, it's got lettuce, tomato, cheese and beef.
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Urbony meatballs and a rich tomato broth topped with sour cream.
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The salad was vibrant with fresh greens and juicy tomato slices.
Synonyms
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A small round sweet tomato you eat whole in salads or as a snack
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An oval tomato often used for sauces and canning
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A very large tomato that has thick, juicy flesh and is often eaten sliced in sandwiches or salads
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An old name for a tomato
Compounds
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A thick, concentrated food made from cooked tomatoes used to add a strong tomato flavour
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A very large tomato that has thick, juicy flesh and is often eaten sliced in sandwiches or salads
- Specialized
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A large green caterpillar with white stripes that eats tomato and potato plants
A sandwich with bacon, lettuce and tomato that often has mayonnaise
A plant that produces small edible fruits like tiny tomatoes inside a dry papery husk
- Specialized
A plant disease that makes tomato and other crops have pale lines on leaves and reduces how much they produce
- Specialized
A large green caterpillar with white stripes that eats tomato and tobacco plants
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A virus infection that makes tomato leaves turn yellow and plants grow slowly
- Australian
Small tree from South America that grows egg-shaped reddish fruit you can eat
- Specialized
A small plant that produces sweet edible yellow fruits inside a thin paper husk
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Etymology
Tomato comes from the Nahuatl word tomatl, which became Spanish tomate when Europeans first saw the plant in Mexico, so the English name is really the original local word for 'the fruit'. That's why tomato means the red or yellow juicy fruit we eat.