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[ tuh -mey -toh, -mah - ] SHOW IPA
/ təˈmeɪ toʊ, -ˈmɑ- / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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noun, plural to·ma·toes. any of several plants belonging to the genus Lycopersicon, of the nightshade family, native to Mexico and Central and South America, especially the widely cultivated species L. lycopersicum, bearing a mildly acid, pulpy, usually red fruit eaten raw or cooked as a vegetable.
the fruit itself.
Older Slang : Sometimes Offensive . a girl or woman.
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Origin of tomato 1595–1605; 1915–20 for def. 3 ; earlier tomate <Spanish <Nahuatl tomatl
Words nearby tomato tomahawk, tomalley, toman, Tom and Jerry, tomatillo, tomato , tomato aspic, tomato fruitworm, tomato hornworm, tomb, Tomba
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Example sentences from the Web for tomato Though we disagree, Matt and Dana have brought me tomato es from their garden and shopped for me as I’ve quarantined.
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Once a week you drive to the allotment on the edge of the city where you grow marigolds and petunias, tomato es and broad beans.
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He worked for the Tip-Top Canning Factory, which was founded by his great-grandfather, and the factory’s tomato farm.
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Peter Timmer, you will recall, grew up working on the tomato farm and cannery founded by his great-grandfather.
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De Moraes and her colleagues set up experiments with mustard and tomato plants.
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The tomato sauce is ‘gravy’ to many Italian-Americans of a certain class.
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The sandwich is made with thick tiles of quality bread and adorned with lettuce and tomato .
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Mongolians bravely swallow a glass of pickled sheep eyeballs mixed into tomato juice to chase away their morning-after blues.
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Neighboring families war over who makes the best, most authentic, recipe for everything from tomato sauce to minestrone.
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Tommy and I would leave just after the tomato harvest
to travel around Italy.
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Always serve either cream or tomato sauce with croquettes and cutlets and garnish them with parsley or cress.
Mrs. Wilson's Cook Book | Mary A. Wilson
Place on toast, cover with tomato sauce, and put a few leaves of fresh mint on top before serving.
The Hotel St. Francis Cook Book | Victor Hirtzler
Tomato preserves are highly relished by some; likewise tomato pies.
Birds and Nature, Vol. 12 No. 3 [August 1902] | Various
The tomato , by reason of its natural acidity, is readily sterilized and so can be preserved easily in glass or tin.
In one series, tomato and potato cuttings, which had flagged in the cutting bed, revived when grafted.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 795, March 28, 1891 | Various
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British Dictionary definitions for tomato noun plural -toes a solanaceous plant, Lycopersicon (or Lycopersicum ) esculentum, of South America, widely cultivated for its red fleshy many-seeded edible fruits
the fruit of this plant, which has slightly acid-tasting flesh and is eaten in salads, as a vegetable, etc
US and Canadian slang a girl or woman
Word Origin for tomato C17 tomate, from Spanish, from Nahuatl tomatl
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