tomato

Pronunciation: /təˈmeɪ.toʊ/

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun mildly acid red or yellow pulpy fruit eaten as a vegetable
  2. noun native to South America; widely cultivated in many varieties

Etymology

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

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Semantic network

Broader (hypernyms)
solanaceous vegetable
Narrower (hyponyms)
beefsteak tomato, cherry tomato

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