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tomato en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• [tʰɵ-] (Canada)
• /təˈmɑː.təʊ/ (Australia, Received-Pronunciation)
• (Australia) audio
• (California) audio
• (US)
• (UK) audio
• [tʰəˈme(ː)to(ː)] (Canada)
• [tʰəˈmeɪɾo] (Canada)
• [-ma-] (Canada)
• /təˈmeɪ.toʊ/ (US)

Etymology

Variant of earlier tomate, from Spanish tomate, from Classical Nahuatl tomatl, from Proto-Nahuan *toma-tl. Compare tomatillo.

Meanings

1. Of a shade of red, the colour of a ripe tomato.
   • And she’d slathered a heavy layer of foundation over the raw skin of her face with the end result being a complexion that was more tomato than orange. 2011, Jackie Braun, “Most Focused”, in Mr. Right There All Along (Harlequin Romance, #4258; The Fun Factor), Toronto, Ont.: Harlequin, →ISBN, page 220:
   • Intending to tease out Shona’s know-it-all nature by spouting off some trivia, I googled the Pala d’Oro on my phone. It was pure folly, but I was kind of worried about her. “Wikipedia says the cloth has a hundred and eighty-seven enamel plaques depicting Christ and the saints that are decorated with gold, silver, and around two thousand gems.” I peeked at Shona, whose face was tomato, and continued. 2021, Traci Andrighetti, chapter 9, in Valpolicella Violet (Franki Amato Mysteries; 7), Limoncello Press, →ISBN:
   • This afternoon, though, she saunters in, draped in a dress the color of a ripe tomato, with a hat to match, her hair twisted underneath in some kind of fashionable up-do that seems impossible to create oneself. […] Penny is sitting there, on the bed, next to me, chewing on the end of the pen, dressed in her frivolous tomato dress. 2013, Jillian Cantor, Margot, New York, N.Y.: Riverhead Books, →ISBN, pages 93–94 (chapter 16) and 164 (chapter 26):
   • Her face is on the cover: the Anne Estelle Rice portrait – or the black-eyed Japanese-bobbed head-and-shoulders bit of it – and the square-yoked dress is tomato, or pomegranate, but never persimmon. If it stayed too long in the sun and faded, well yes, maybe then… 1990, Beverley Farmer, “December”, in A Body of Water, Sydney, N.S.W.: Giramondo Publishing, published 2020, →ISBN:

Forms

Translations (1)

fi tomaatinpunainen (of the color of a ripe tomato)

tomato en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• [tʰɵ-] (Canada)
• /təˈmɑː.təʊ/ (Australia, Received-Pronunciation)
• (Australia) audio
• (California) audio
• (US)
• (UK) audio
• [tʰəˈme(ː)to(ː)] (Canada)
• [tʰəˈmeɪɾo] (Canada)
• [-ma-] (Canada)
• /təˈmeɪ.toʊ/ (US)

Etymology

Variant of earlier tomate, from Spanish tomate, from Classical Nahuatl tomatl, from Proto-Nahuan *toma-tl. Compare tomatillo.

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) A widely cultivated plant, Solanum lycopersicum, having edible fruit.
2. (countable, uncountable) The savory fruit of this plant, most often red when ripe, treated as a vegetable in horticulture and cooking.
   • In common parlance tomatoes are vegetables, as the Supreme Court observed long ago [see Nix v. Hedden 149 U.S. 304, 307, 13 S.Ct. 881, 882, 37 L.Ed. 745 (1893)], although botanically speaking they are actually a fruit. [26 Encyclopedia Americana 832 (Int'l. ed. 1981)]. Regardless of classification, people have been enjoying tomatoes for centuries; even Mr. Pickwick, as Dickens relates, ate his chops in "tomata" sauce. 1990, JSG Trading Corp. v. Tray-Wrap, Inc., 917 F.2d 75 (2d Cir. 1990)
   • He was eating a tomato when his boss called him.
   • He was chopping a tomato to put in the salad.
3. (countable, uncountable) A shade of red, the colour typical of a ripe tomato.
4. (countable, slang, uncountable) An attractive woman.
   • Deborah Harry, the New Wave goddess, is finally admitting -- after all the peroxide and posturing of the 1970's and 80's -- that she's really just a tomato (her word) from Paterson […]. 1999 April 4, Frank Decaro, “No Longer the Punch-Line State”, in The New York Times, section 9, page 1:
   • “Who's the tomato?” a cop said as Evie walked past. “Her? She's the stiff's niece,” another cop answered. 2020, Libba Bray, The King of Crows, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, →ISBN:
   • When did this happen last, a tomato he's hardly met going to so much trouble? Ever? 2025, Thomas Pynchon, Shadow Ticket, Jonathan Cape, page 19:
   • When she left the room, I asked Robert, “Who's the tomato?” “Marisa. She's from Mexico.” He had a telltale smile on his face. 2008, Denny Durbin, Lazy Enchiladas: Redefining Success: Tasty Lessons on Love, Life, & Relationships, Bodega Publishing, →ISBN, page 13:
   • 2015 19 Old-Fashioned Compliments We Should Bring Back That shirt makes you look like such a glorious tomato.
5. (countable, slang, uncountable) A stupid act or person.

Forms

Deriveds

tomato salad · Italian tomato · grape tomato · tomayto, tomahto · Datterini tomato · potomato · tomacco · tomato moth · tomatoey · tomtato · tomato cage · tomato sandwich · tomato pie · tomatini · tomatophile · sea tomato · canned tomatoes · diced tomatoes · bitter tomato · puréed tomatoes · Roma tomato · tomato purée · strained tomatoes · tomato frog · desert tomato · tomato hornworm · tomato sphinx · husk tomato · Sacratomato · tomato fruitworm · tomato worm · tomato sauce · Tomato blistering mosaic tymovirus · tomato concentrate · tomato girl · tomato gall · tomato flu · bush tomato · pomato · tomato paste · tomato juice · currant tomato · tomato fever · tomato knife · tomato-y · topepo · tomatoless · tomatine · tomato surprise · plum tomato · porcupine tomato · tomatolike · tomato girl summer · tomato can · tomatoness · beef tomato · clamato · heritage tomato · mock tomato · cocktail tomato · heirloom tomato · strawberry tomato · beefsteak tomato · tomato clownfish · cherry tomato · pear tomato · teardrop tomato · tomato water · Italian plum tomato · tomato-phile · tree tomato

Descendants

tomato · tomato · tōmato · tomato · tomato · tomàto · komako · 토마토 · トマト · tymatus · tòmátì · tomato · tomaat

Hypernyms

vegetable · berry · fruit

Meronyms

lycopene

Relateds

tomatillo

Synonyms

golden apple · wolf's peach · love apple

Translations (438)

ce бадаржан стом (tomato plant) · az pomidor (tomato plant) · nl tomaat (fruit) · crh pamidor (fruit) · cy tomato (fruit) · unm skikopëlëshakw (tomato plant) · cmn 西紅柿 /西红柿 (tomato plant) · fi tomaatinpunainen (color) · it tomata (Liguria) (fruit) · qu chilltu (fruit) · sc pumatta (fruit) · ps ټماټر (fruit) · nap pommarola (fruit) · it tomatica (fruit) · aoz kauliman (fruit) · ky кызанак (fruit) · kk қызанақ (tomato plant) · mn ᠲᠥᠪᠦᠳ ᠬᠠᠰᠢ (fruit) · kaa pomidor (fruit) · zu utamatisi class 1a/2a (fruit) · ms rangam (fruit) · hrx Tomatt (fruit) · arz طماطم (tomato plant) · uz pomidorlar (fruit) · hsn 番茄 (fruit) · nv chʼil łichxíʼí (tomato plant) · te తక్కాలి పండు (fruit) · ary ماطيشة (fruit) · ar طَمَاطِم (tomato plant) · te రామ ములక్కాయ (tomato plant) · win wažą širiširic (fruit) · mwl tomato (fruit) · mi tōmato (fruit) · chr ᏔᎹᏟ (fruit) · unm skikopëlësh (fruit) · ur وِلایَتی بَین٘گَن (fruit) · it pomatica (tomato plant) · be тама́т (fruit) · nap pummarola (tomato plant) · inh фомдар (fruit) · he בַּדּוּרָה (fruit) · lij tomata (fruit) · prs سُرْخِ بَادِمْجَان (fruit) · ce бадарж (fruit) · ajp بندورة (tomato plant) · fy tomaat (fruit) · kmr bacanê sor (fruit) · ca tomaquera (tomato plant) · lb Tomat (fruit) · oc tomata (fruit) · sah помидор (fruit) · sk rajčiak (tomato plant) · kn ಟೊಮಾಟೋ (fruit) · lv tomāts (tomato plant) · stq Tomoate (fruit) · fr tomate (tomato plant) · ba помидор (tomato plant) · os пъамидор (fruit) · arz طمطماية (fruit) · zza şamık (tomato plant) · kk қызанақ (fruit) · prs بَادِنْجَانِ رومِی (tomato plant) · quc pix (fruit) · ab атома́т (fruit) · pt tomate (tomato plant) · ia tomate (fruit) · hu paradicsom (fruit) · vec pomidoro (fruit) · ru помидо́р (tomato plant) · bjn bulinjan (fruit) · ks ٹَماٹَر (fruit) · si තක්කාලි (fruit) · nan-hbl 柑仔蜜 (fruit) · ro tomată (tomato plant) · id tomat (tomato plant) · nl tomatenplant (tomato plant) · tpi tomato (fruit) · pa ਟਮਾਟਰ (fruit) · ur بادَنْجانِ فَرَن٘گی (fruit) · hi टमाटर (fruit) · el ντομάτα (fruit) · scn pummadoru (fruit) · nrf tonmate (fruit) · lt pomidoras (tomato plant) · ko 일년감 (fruit) · vi cà chua (tomato plant) · it tomata (Liguria) (tomato plant) · sh paràdajz (fruit) · fa-ira تُمات (fruit) · za fanhgez (fruit) · tyv помидор (fruit) · ms terung masam (fruit) · lt pomidoras (fruit) · nch tomatl (fruit) · it pomidoro (fruit) · it pommarola (fruit) · it tomato (fruit) · gl tomateira (tomato plant) · hak 番茄 (fruit) · sq domate (fruit) · prs سُرْخِ بَادِمْجَان (tomato plant) · cs rajské jablíčko (fruit) · sw mnyanya (tomato plant) · cjy 西番柿 (fruit) · ar بَنَدُورَة (tomato plant) · nci xitomatl (fruit) · id tomat (fruit) · sl paradižnik (tomato plant) · msk kamatis (tomato plant) · ajp بندورة (fruit) · cs rajče (tomato plant) · lad tomat (fruit) · ky батинча (tomato plant) · sva პა̈მიდორ (fruit) · pl pomidor (fruit) · crs tomat (fruit) · fi tomaatti (tomato plant) · kmr firingî (fruit) · gu ટમેટું (fruit) · it pummarola (tomato plant) · de Tomate (tomato plant) · acw طماطم (tomato plant) · nap pommarola (tomato plant) · ur ٹَماٹَر (fruit) · gl tomate (fruit) · sk rajčina (fruit) · ar طَمَاطِم (fruit) · ur ٹَماٹَر (tomato plant) · lmo tomàtes (fruit) · rsk парадича (fruit) · scn pumadamuri (fruit) · arq طوماطيش (tomato plant) · xal помадур (fruit) · da tomat (tomato plant) · scn pumu d'amuri (fruit) · gd tomàto (tomato plant) · ab апаҭырџьан (fruit) · ny tomato (fruit) · mk домат (fruit) · ps سورباټينګړ (fruit) · mn төвд хаш (fruit) · pa ਟਮਾਟਾ (fruit) · tt помидор (fruit) · yo tòmátì (tomato plant) · nv chʼil łichxíʼí (fruit) · ny phwetekere (fruit) · as বিলাহী (fruit) · yo tòmátì (fruit) · ky помидор (fruit) · sc tomata (fruit) · gd tomàto (fruit) · bg домат (tomato plant) · nap pummarola (fruit) · wa tomate (fruit) · pl pomidor (tomato plant) · ht tomat (fruit) · haw ʻōhiʻa haole (fruit) · tum mpwetekele (fruit) · my ခရမ်းချဉ် (fruit) · ug پەمىدۇر (fruit) · nb tomat (fruit) · st tamati (tomato plant) · rm tomata (fruit) · dng памдар (fruit) · tr domat (fruit) · hi विलायती (fruit) · zai bichooxhe (fruit) · lo ເຂືອສົ້ມ (fruit) · az pomidor (fruit) · rup tumatã (fruit) · it pomidoro (tomato plant) · lmo pomdòr (fruit) · fr tomate (fruit) · lsd בנגׄאנא סמוקתא (fruit) · es tomate (tomato plant) · ckb تەماتە (fruit) · sh ра̀јчица (tomato plant) · et tomat (fruit) · nhn xihtomatl (fruit) · sv tomat (tomato plant) · is tómati (fruit) · nb tomat (tomato plant) · ja トマト (tomato plant) · sva პამინდორ (fruit) · eo tomato (fruit) · te తక్కాళీ (tomato plant) · pms tomatica (fruit) · sh пара̀дајз (tomato plant) · sva პა̈ტრიჯან (fruit) · ks ٹَماٹَر (tomato plant) · gag tomat (fruit) · uk помідо́р (fruit) · mn ᠤᠯᠠᠭᠠᠨ ᠯᠣᠣᠯᠢ (fruit) · yue 番茄 (tomato plant) · sv tomat (fruit) · kmr tomate (fruit) · ka პომიდორი (fruit) · ps باټينګن (fruit) · za makyungz (fruit) · nn tomat (tomato plant) · cmn 柿子 (tomato plant) · sm tamato (fruit) · ru помидо́р (fruit) · mn помидор (fruit) · wa peme d' amour (fruit) · pms pomatica (tomato plant) · tg помидор (fruit) · te టమోటా (fruit) · gan 番茄 (fruit) · crh pamidor (tomato plant) · li temmaod (fruit) · nan-hbl tho͘-má-to͘h (fruit) · pcc legridt (fruit) · mrj томат (fruit) · ga tráta (fruit) · se tomáhtta (fruit) · af tamatie (tomato plant) · rsk парадича (tomato plant) · hy լոլիկ (fruit) · ovd tomat (fruit) · oj ogin (tomato plant) · srn tomati (fruit) · kl tomati (fruit) · li temmaot (fruit) · pt tomate (fruit) · fa-ira گُوْجِه (tomato plant) · hu paradicsom (tomato plant) · io tomatiero (tomato plant) · hy պոմիդոր (fruit) · it tomate (fruit) · it pummarola (fruit) · ar بَنْدُورَة (fruit) · ky кызанак (tomato plant) · bn টমেটো (fruit) · kw aval kerensa (fruit) · fa-ira گُوْجِهفَرَنْگی (tomato plant) · mt tadam (fruit) · hi विलायती (tomato plant) · ms rangam (tomato plant) · is tómatjurt (tomato plant) · my ခရမ်းချင်သီး (fruit) · krc помидор (fruit) · arz قوطة (fruit) · ln tomati (fruit) · ppl tumat (fruit) · da tomat (fruit) · nan-hbl 臭柿仔 (fruit) · tl kamatis (fruit) · mk патлиџан (fruit) · el ντοματιά (tomato plant) · nan-hbl 柑仔得 (fruit) · dng сызы (fruit) · is rauðaldin (fruit) · fi tomaatti (fruit) · arz قوطاية (fruit) · lsd באגׄאנא סמוקא (fruit) · io tomato (fruit) · ms tomat (fruit) · tr domates (fruit) · xal адамч (fruit) · sh ра̀јчица (fruit) · vec pomidor (fruit) · ta தக்காளி (tomato plant) · sw nyanya (fruit) · tl kamatis (tomato plant) · cv помидор (fruit) · lv tomāts (fruit) · cmn 番茄 (fruit) · de Tomatenpflanze (tomato plant) · fr tomatier (tomato plant) · nl tomaat (tomato plant) · ka პამიდორი (fruit) · twf tumą̀tiʼína (fruit) · he עַגְבָנִיָּה (fruit) · wo tamaate (fruit) · sh пара̀дајз (fruit) · ms راڠم (fruit) · ps رومي (fruit) · aoz kamati (fruit) · hi टमाटर (tomato plant) · ta தக்காளி (fruit) · ks رُوانٛگُن (fruit) · ast tomate (tomato plant) · ast tomate (fruit) · az rus badımcanı (fruit) · prs بَادِنْجَانِ رومِی (fruit) · mfe tomat (fruit) · nds Tomaat (fruit) · lkt uŋžíŋžiŋtka (fruit) · uk тома́т (fruit) · af tamatie (fruit) · tl butinggan (tomato plant) · scn puma d'amuri (fruit) · nb tomatplante (tomato plant) · tr banadura (fruit) · ko 도마도 (fruit) · ug پەمىدۇر (tomato plant) · it tomatica (tomato plant) · ps بانجان (fruit) · tr pamidor (fruit) · aii ܛܵܡܵܛܵܐ (fruit) · mwl tomate (fruit) · te మొలక్కాయ (fruit) · mn улаан лооль (fruit) · mhr помидор (fruit) · wuu 番茄 (fruit) · te తక్కాలి (fruit) · be памідо́р (fruit) · nrf tonmate (tomato plant) · ks رُوانٛگُن (tomato plant) · fi tomaattikasvi (tomato plant) · lo ໝາກເດັ່ນ (fruit) · kk томат (fruit) · uk тома́т (tomato plant) · crh domatis (fruit) · sh paràdajz (tomato plant) · pms tomatica (tomato plant) · mhr томат (fruit) · mr टोमॅटो (fruit) · lzz ბალუჯაღი (fruit) · bni tomati (fruit) · cdo 番柿 (fruit) · it pommarola (tomato plant) · hsn 西紅柿 /西红柿 (fruit) · xh itumata (fruit) · ro tomată (fruit) · cs rajče (fruit) · it tomate (tomato plant) · scn pumadoru (fruit) · sq mollatartë (fruit) · pt tomateiro (tomato plant) · mn ᠫᠣᠮᠢᠳᠣᠷ (fruit) · ce томат (fruit) · st tamati (fruit) · bn বিলাতী বেগুন (fruit) · bg дома́т (fruit) · ml തക്കാളി (fruit) · frr toomaot (fruit) · it tomato (tomato plant) · kmr pamîdor (fruit) · nn tomat (fruit) · alt помидор (tomato plant) · fa-ira گُوْجِه (fruit) · eo tomatujo (tomato plant) · mg voatabia (fruit) · ka ტომატი (fruit) · kbd бэдрэжан (fruit) · ps رومي بانجان (fruit) · pms pomatica (fruit) · is tómatur (fruit) · bjn balinjan (fruit) · cmn 番茄 (tomato plant) · sah томат (fruit) · nan-tws 番茄 (fruit) · it pomodoro (tomato plant) · de Tomate (fruit) · te టమోటా (tomato plant) · cjy 西紅柿 /西红柿 (fruit) · mr टोमॅटो (tomato plant) · scn pumudamuri (fruit) · lbe помидор (fruit) · mrj помидор (fruit) · haw ʻōhiʻa lomi (fruit) · it pomatica (fruit) · yue 番茄 (fruit) · frr Tomaat (fruit) · rm tomata (tomato plant) · th มะเขือเทศ (fruit) · sh ràjčica (fruit) · kmr bacansor (tomato plant) · ms tomato (fruit) · br tomatez tomatezenn (fruit) · it pomodoro (fruit) · tk pomidor (fruit) · sl paradižnik (fruit) · kk помидор (fruit) · ce адамат (fruit) · uz pomidor (fruit) · nan-hbl 番茄 (fruit) · ps باتينګړ (fruit) · sah томат (tomato plant) · ps بادنجان (fruit) · lij tomata (tomato plant) · nn tomatplante (tomato plant) · ug شوخلا (fruit) · dtp tamatus (fruit) · km ប៉េងប៉ោះ (fruit) · tr domates (tomato plant) · wa tomate (tomato plant) · ru тома́т (fruit) · ce помдор (fruit) · tl butinggan (fruit) · sgs puomidors (fruit) · es tomate (fruit) · my မြေပုံသီး (fruit) · sh ràjčica (tomato plant) · ja トマト (fruit) · yi פּאָמידאָר (fruit) · fa-ira گُوْجِهفَرَنْگی (fruit) · srn tomati (tomato plant) · ko 토마토 (fruit) · chr ᏓᎹᏟ (fruit) · cmn 西紅柿 /西红柿 (fruit) · vi cà chua (fruit) · ca tomàquet (fruit) · ary ماطيشة (tomato plant) · de Paradeiser (fruit) · haw komako (fruit) · tt томат (fruit) · cmn 柿子 (fruit) · ny matimati (fruit) · ti ኮሚደረ (fruit) · khb ᦖᦱᧅᦵᦃᦲᦉᦳᧄᧉ (fruit) · gu ટામેટું (tomato plant) · aii ܛܵܡܵܛܵܐ (tomato plant) · ur وِلایَتی بَین٘گَن (tomato plant) · arz طماطم (fruit) · pdt Bockelzhonn (fruit) · ga tráta (tomato plant) · mnp 番柿 (fruit) · am ቲማቲም (fruit) · ms راڠم (tomato plant) · ce помидор (fruit) · fo tomat (fruit) · eo tomato (tomato plant) · sk paradajka (fruit) · or ଟମାଟୋ (fruit) · es tomatera (tomato plant) · ba помидор (fruit) · ro roșie (fruit) · la lycopersicum (tomato plant) · fa-ira تُمات (tomato plant) · sah помидор (tomato plant) · es jitomate (fruit) · ady цугу (fruit) · kln ny'aany'eet (fruit) · alt помидор (fruit) · win wažąširiširik (fruit)

wikidata: Q23501 · wikidata: Q20638126 · wikidata: Q6592940

tomato en · VERB

Pronunciation

• [tʰɵ-] (Canada)
• /təˈmɑː.təʊ/ (Australia, Received-Pronunciation)
• (Australia) audio
• (California) audio
• (US)
• (UK) audio
• [tʰəˈme(ː)to(ː)] (Canada)
• [tʰəˈmeɪɾo] (Canada)
• [-ma-] (Canada)
• /təˈmeɪ.toʊ/ (US)

Etymology

Variant of earlier tomate, from Spanish tomate, from Classical Nahuatl tomatl, from Proto-Nahuan *toma-tl. Compare tomatillo.

Meanings

1. (rare, transitive) To pelt with tomatoes.
2. (rare, transitive) To add tomatoes to (a dish).

Forms