tomato

to·ma·to  (t-mt, -mä-)

n. pl. to·ma·toes

1.

a. A widely cultivated South American plant (Lycopersicon esculentum) having edible, fleshy, usually red fruit.

b. The fruit of this plant.

2. Slang A woman regarded as attractive.

---

[Alteration of Spanish tomate, from Nahuatl tomatl.]

---

to·mato·ey (-t-) adj.

Word History: Among the greatest contributions to world civilization made by the early inhabitants of the Americas are plant foods such as the potato and squash. The tomato, whose name comes ultimately from the Nahuatl language spoken by the Aztecs and other groups in Mexico and Central America, was another important contribution. When the Spanish conquered this area, they brought the tomato back to Spain and, borrowing the Nahuatl word tomatl for it, named it tomate, a form shared in French, Portuguese, and early Modern English. Tomate, first recorded in 1604, gave way to tomato, a form created in English either because it was assumed to be Spanish or under the influence of the word potato. As is well known, people at first resisted eating this New World food because its membership in the nightshade family made it seem potentially poisonous, but it is now is an important element of many world cuisines.

---

tomato [təˈmɑːtəʊ]

n pl -toes

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) a solanaceous plant, Lycopersicon (or Lycopersicum) esculentum, of South America, widely cultivated for its red fleshy many-seeded edible fruits

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) the fruit of this plant, which has slightly acid-tasting flesh and is eaten in salads, as a vegetable, etc.

3. US and Canadian slang a girl or woman

[C17 tomate, from Spanish, from Nahuatl tomatl]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	tomato - mildly acid red or yellow pulpy fruit eaten as a vegetable solanaceous vegetable - any of several fruits of plants of the family Solanaceae; especially of the genera Solanum, Capsicum, and Lycopersicon beefsteak tomato - any of several large tomatoes with thick flesh cherry tomato - small red to yellow tomatoes love apple, Lycopersicon esculentum, tomato plant, tomato - native to South America; widely cultivated in many varieties
	2.	tomato - native to South America; widely cultivated in many varieties love apple, Lycopersicon esculentum, tomato plant tomato - mildly acid red or yellow pulpy fruit eaten as a vegetable herb, herbaceous plant - a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests cherry tomato, Lycopersicon esculentum cerasiforme - plant bearing small red to yellow fruit

Translations

tomato [təˈmɑːtəʊ] (US) [təˈmeɪtəʊ]

A. N (tomatoes (pl)) (= fruit) → tomate m, jitomate m (Mex); (= plant) → tomatera f

B. CPD tomato juice N → jugo m de tomate
tomato ketchup N → salsa f de tomate, ketchup m
tomato paste N = tomato purée tomato plant N → tomatera f
tomato purée N → puré m de tomate, concentrado m de tomate
tomato sauce N → salsa f de tomate (Brit) (in bottle, sachet) = tomato ketchup

---

tomato [təˈmɑːtəʊ] [tomatoes] (pl) n → tomate f
tomato juice n → jus m de tomate
tomato paste n → concentré m de tomate, purée f de tomate
tomato purée n → purée f de tomates
tomato sauce n → sauce f tomate
tomato soup n → soupe f à la tomate

---

tomato [, (US)]

n pl <-es> → Tomate f

---

tomato in cpds → Tomaten-;

tomato juice

n → Tomatensaft m

tomato ketchup

n → (Tomaten)ket(s)chup m or nt

tomato puree

n → Tomatenmark nt

tomato sauce

n → Tomatensoße f; (= ketchup) → (Tomaten)ket(s)chup m or nt

---

tomato [təˈmɑːtəʊ, ɐɒm təˈmeɪtəʊ]

1. n (tomatoes (pl)) → pomodoro

2. adj (juice, sauce) → di pomodoro

---

tomato [təˈmɑːtəʊ, ɐɒm təˈmeɪtəʊ]

1. n (tomatoes (pl)) → pomodoro

2. adj (juice, sauce) → di pomodoro

---

tomato

n tomato [təˈmaːtəu, (American ) -ˈmei-]

1 a type of fleshy, juicy fruit, usually red, used in salads, sauces etc We had a salad of lettuce, tomatoes and cucumbers; (also adjective ) tomato sauce. tamatie حَبَّة البَنْدوره домат rajče; rajčatový tomat; tomat- die Tomate ντομάτα tomate tomat گوجه فرنگی tomaatti (à la) tomate עַגבָנִייָה टमाटर rajčica paradicsom tómatur pomodoro; di pomodoro トマト 토마토 pomidoras tomāts tomato tomaat tomat pomidor tomate roşie помидор; томатный paradižnik; paradižnikov paradajz tomat มะเขือเทศ domates 番茄 помідор, томат ٹماٹر cà chua 西红柿

2 the plant which bears these. tamatie نَبتَة البَنْدورة домат rajče tomatplante die Tomate ντοματιά tomatera tomat بته گوجه فرنگی tomaatti tomate עַגבָנִייָה टमाटर (का पैधा) rajčica paradicsom tanaman tomat tómatjurt pomodoro トマト 토마토나무 pomidoras tomāts pokok tomato tomaatplant tomatplante pomidor tomateiro tomată, roşie помидор paradižnik paradajz tomat ต้นมะเขือเทศ domates (bitkisi) 番茄果樹(植物) томат ٹماٹر کا پودا cây cà chua 西红柿（植物）

---

tomato → طماطم rajče tomat Tomate ντομάτα tomate tomaatti tomate rajčica pomodoro トマト 토마토 tomaat tomat pomidor tomate помидор tomat มะเขือเทศ domates cà chua 番茄