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tomato Definition

to·mato (tə mātō, -mätō)

noun pl. -·toes

  1. a red or yellowish fruit with a juicy pulp, used as a vegetable: botanically it is a berry
  2. the annual plant (Lycopersicon esculentum) of the nightshade family, on which this berry grows
  3. Slang an attractive young woman

Etymology: Sp tomate < Nahuatl tomaλ

tomato Synonyms

tomato

n.

tomato vine, tomato plant, tree tomato, love-apple, pomme d'amour (French), tomate (Spanish), jitomate (Spanish), Lycopersicon (Latin); see also plant, vegetable.

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

  • heirloom: Heirloom tomatoes sliced to do great feel lucky quot divided what then.
  • beefsteak: Each tomato, which are a beefsteak tomato type, can weigh from a pound upwards to two pounds each.
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!

—Gershwin, Ira originally Israel Gershowitz

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