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to·ma·to

(tə-mā′tō, -mä′-)

n. pl. to·ma·toes

1. A widely cultivated plant (Solanum lycopersicum syn. Lycopersicon esculentum)in the nightshade family, having edible, fleshy, usually red fruit. The tomato is native to and was first domesticated in northern South America.

2. The fruit of this plant.

[Alteration of Spanish tomate, from Nahuatl tomatl, fleshy globose fruit, tomatillo, tomato.]

to·ma′to·ey (-tō-ē) adj.

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tomato

(təˈmɑːtəʊ)

n, pl -toes

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

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

3. slang US and Canadian a girl or woman

[C17 tomate, from Spanish, from Nahuatl tomatl]

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to•ma•to

(təˈmeɪ toʊ, -ˈmɑ-)

n., pl. -toes.

1. a large, mildly acid, pulpy berry, red to red-yellow when ripe, eaten raw or cooked as a vegetable.

2. the plant bearing this berry, Lycopersicon esculentum, of the nightshade family.

3. Older Slang. a girl or woman.

[1595–1605; earlier tomate < Sp < Nahuatl tomatl]

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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

حَبَّة البَنْدورهطَمَاطِمنَبتَة البَنْدورة

rajčerajčatový

tomattomatplante

Tomate ParadeiserTomatenflanze

ντομάτα τομάτα

tomato

tomate tomatera

tomaatti

tomate

rajčica

paradicsom

tomat

tómatjurttómatur

pomodoro

トマト

토마토

pomidoras

tomāts

помидор томат улаан лооль

paradajkovýparadajkyrajčiak

paradižnik

tomat

nyanya

มะเขือเทศ

domates

cà chua

番茄西红柿

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

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

tomato

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

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

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

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tomato

[təˈmɑːtəʊ, ɒm təˈmeɪtəʊ]

1. n (tomatoes (pl)) → pomodoro

2. adj (juice, sauce) → di pomodoro

tomato

(təˈmaːtəu) , ((American) -ˈmei-) noun – plural toˈmatoes –

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.

2. the plant which bears these.

tomato

→ طَمَاطِم 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

tomato

n. tomate;

___ soup → sopa de ___.

tomato

n (pl -toes) tomate m

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