tomato
tomato
Definition
to·mato (tə māt′ō, -mät′ō)
noun pl. -·toes
- a red or yellowish fruit with a juicy pulp, used as a vegetable: botanically it is a berry
- the annual plant (Lycopersicon esculentum) of the nightshade family, on which this berry grows
- ☆ Slang an attractive young woman
Etymology: Sp tomate < Nahuatl tomaλ
tomato
Synonyms
tomato
n.
tomato
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- chop: Chop the 2nd tomato into bite size pieces at slow speed stirring with the tamper.
- slice: Place grilled breast on a bun and top with lettuce and sliced tomato or a grilled red pepper half.
- roast: I usually have a few roasted baby tomatoes with it too.
- halve: Drizzle halved tomatoes with olive oil, and sprinkle with basil leaves or a pinch of dried basil.
- dry: The olive oil dough is topped with goats cheese, sun dried tomatoes, olives, nuts, pepper or mozzarella.
- add: Stir in the flour and add the tomatoes and brandy.
Adjective modifier
- sun-dried: Rob is in the kitchen chopping up sun-dried tomatoes to add to the bread that he is making for the day.
- cherry: Recent years have seen the unusual " cherry tomatoes " with their superior taste winning the vote.
- plum: Italy grow the vast majority of all the plum tomatoes in supermarket tins, why not grow your own fresh supply?
- tinned: You can also use Chopped tinned tomatoes with or without herbs.
- sundried: You could also try adding a few olives, sundried tomatoes, gherkins, or some sunflower seeds.
- ripe: Real, ripe tomatoes are easily damaged in shipping.
Modifies a noun
- puree: The only approved GM tomato product is tomato puree.
- ketchup: The final texture should be something like good tomato ketchup.
- puree: A similar tomato grown in California and made into tomato purée was the first GM food to reach the UK.
- sauce: Once the tomato sauce is hot mix half the beans with half the sauce.
- salsa: Serve with tomato salsa or sweetcorn relish instead of ketchup.
- paste: The study will involve eating a small amount of tomato paste in olive oil on a daily basis.
Noun used with modifier
tomato Quotes
You say potato and I say po-tah-to You say tomato and I say to-mah-to Let's call the whole thing off!
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