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At home, I make a large batch of tomato sauce and freeze it in meal-size portions in freezer bags.
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Meaning of "tomato" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD TOMATO

Tomate, from Spanish, from Nahuatl tomatl.
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PRONUNCIATION OF TOMATO

tomato  [təˈmɑːtəʊ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TOMATO

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Tomato is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES TOMATO MEAN IN ENGLISH?

tomato

Tomato

The tomato is the edible, often red fruit/berry of the nightshade Solanum lycopersicum, commonly known as a tomato plant. The species originated in the South American Andes and its use as a food originated in Mexico, and spread throughout the world following the Spanish colonization of the Americas. Its many varieties are now widely grown, sometimes in greenhouses in cooler climates. The tomato is consumed in diverse ways, including raw, as an ingredient in many dishes, sauces, salads, and drinks. While it is botanically a fruit, it is considered a vegetable for culinary purposes, which has caused some confusion. The fruit is rich in lycopene, which may have beneficial health effects. The tomato belongs to the nightshade family, Solanaceae. The plants typically grow to 1–3 meters in height and have a weak stem that often sprawls over the ground and vines over other plants. It is a perennial in its native habitat, although often grown outdoors in temperate climates as an annual. An average common tomato weighs approximately 100 grams.

Definition of tomato in the English dictionary

The first definition of tomato in the dictionary is a solanaceous plant, Lycopersicon esculentum, of South America, widely cultivated for its red fleshy many-seeded edible fruits. Other definition of tomato is the fruit of this plant, which has slightly acid-tasting flesh and is eaten in salads, as a vegetable, etc. Tomato is also a girl or woman.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH TOMATO


affogato
ˌæfəˈɡɑːtəʊ
animato
ˌænɪˈmɑːtəʊ
appassionato
əˌpæsjəˈnɑːtəʊ
castrato
kæˈstrɑːtəʊ
dato
ˈdɑːtəʊ
datto
ˈdɑːtəʊ
legato
lɪˈɡɑːtəʊ
macchiato
ˌmækɪˈɑːtəʊ
marcato
mɑːˈkɑːtəʊ
moderato
ˌmɒdəˈrɑːtəʊ
obbligato
ˌɒblɪˈɡɑːtəʊ
ostinato
ˌɒstɪˈnɑːtəʊ
rubato
ruːˈbɑːtəʊ
scordato
skɔːˈdɑːtəʊ
sfumato
sfuːˈmɑːtəʊ
spiccato
spɪˈkɑːtəʊ
staccato
stəˈkɑːtəʊ
Suharto
sʊˈhɑːtəʊ
vibrato
vɪˈbrɑːtəʊ
Waikato
ˈwaɪˌkɑːtəʊ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TOMATO

tom-tom
tom-tommed
tom-tomming
Tom, Dick and Jerry
Tom, Dick, and Harry
Tom, Dick, or Harry
tomahawk
tomalley
toman
tomatillo
tomato juice
tomato ketchup
tomato paste
tomato plant
tomato sauce
tomato soup
tomatoey
tomb
tombac
tombal

WORDS THAT END LIKE TOMATO

baked potato
beef tomato
beefsteak tomato
Cato
cherry tomato
couch potato
gelato
Guanajuato
hot potato
Irish potato
jato
new potato
Plato
plum tomato
pomato
potato
Prato
strawberry tomato
sweet potato
tree tomato

Synonyms and antonyms of tomato in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «tomato» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TOMATO

Find out the translation of tomato to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of tomato from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «tomato» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

番茄
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

tomate
570 millions of speakers

English

tomato
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

टमाटर
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

طَمَاطِم
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

помидор
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

tomate
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

টমেটো
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

tomate
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tomato
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Tomate
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

トマト
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

토마토
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Tomat
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cà chua
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தக்காளி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

टोमॅटो
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

domates
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

pomodoro
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

pomidor
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

томат
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

roșie
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ντομάτα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

tamatie
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

tomat
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

tomat
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of tomato

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TOMATO»

The term «tomato» is very widely used and occupies the 9.069 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TOMATO» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about tomato

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10 QUOTES WITH «TOMATO»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word tomato.
1
Candice Accola
I burn very easily, so if I forget sunscreen, I will be a tomato by the end of the day. I'm very big on sunscreen and hats. I grew up in Florida, and I love the beach, and I think it's healthy to get a little bit of color.
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Ana Beatriz Barros
I want to go back to Brazil, get married, have lots of kids, and just be a couch tomato.
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Joe Bastianich
At home, I make a large batch of tomato sauce and freeze it in meal-size portions in freezer bags.
4
Mario Batali
You know, when you get your first asparagus, or your first acorn squash, or your first really good tomato of the season, those are the moments that define the cook's year. I get more excited by that than anything else.
5
Rick Bayless
One of my favorites is chilaquiles. It's corn tortilla chips in a simple, brothy tomato sauce with a little chile for heat. It's wonderfully homey. It has irresistible crispy bits and I love to eat it. And you can play around with it - add chicken, sliced red onions, or all these different things that can easily dress it up.
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Tom Douglas
In my 'Big Dinners' cookbook, I recreated my mother's recipe for crab dip. The creamy dressing for this dip, made with mayonnaise, tomato paste, a touch of honey, sliced chives, lemon juice and zest, horseradish and Tabasco, is reminiscent of Thousand Island dressing.
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Giada De Laurentiis
Stock up your pantry and your freezer with things that aren't perishable: Your favorite jar of tomato sauce that lists 'tomato' as the first ingredient, lots of grains, olive oils, vinegars, tomato pastes, onions, shallots. When you go to the store, you only have to pick up meats and produce.
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Clyde Edgerton
I once tried to raise two tomato plants, and they died in spite of the fact I fertilized them every morning. Duh.
9
Chuck Feeney
I happen to enjoy grilled cheese and tomato sandwiches.
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Helen Fielding
I like L.A. It's like a mini break. For a writer, it's hilarious. Like the food. Where I come from, we eat chip sandwiches: white bread, butter, tomato catsup and big fat french fries. It's delicious. Here, you order a creme caramel and the waiter says, 'You know, that contains dairy.'

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TOMATO»

Discover the use of tomato in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to tomato and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Great Tomato Book
Offers background information and cultivation tips for more than eighty tomato varieties and includes a selection of recipes
Gary Ibsen, 1999
2
Tomatoland: How Modern Industrial Agriculture Destroyed Our ...
Investigative food journalist Barry Estabrook reveals the huge human and environmental cost of the five billion dollar fresh tomato industry and the price we pay as a society when we take taste and thought out of our food purchases.
Barry Estabrook, 2012
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Tomato
Everything you ever wanted to know about tomatoes Whether you have a penchant for Principe Borghese or yearn for a Yellow Butterfly, this is the true tomato lover's faithful companion.
Gail Harland, Sofia Larrinua Craxton, 2009
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Tangled Routes: Women, Work, and Globalization on the Tomato ...
The compelling stories of women workers along the tomato trail humanize her analysis of globalization, taking into account the intersections of gender, race, class, family status, and north-south relations.
Deborah Barndt, 2008
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The Tomato in America: Early History, Culture, and Cookery
The book also includes tomato recipes from the pre-Civil War period, covering everything from sauces, soups, and main dishes to desserts and sweets.Now available for the first time in paperback, The Tomato in America provides a piquant and ...
Andrew F. Smith, 1994
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I Will Never Not Ever Eat a Tomato
Fussy eater Lola makes it perfectly clear that she will not eat anything she doesn't want until her brother shows her that carrots are really orange twiglets from Jupiter and mashed potatoes are actually Mount Fuji cloud fluff. Reissue.
Lauren Child, 2009
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Tomato Plant Culture: In the Field, Greenhouse, and Home ...
In addition, the book looks at ways to identify and control plant diseases and insect pests.
J. Benton Jones, Jr., 2007
8
The Heirloom Tomato Cookbook
A taste-tempting assortment of fifty recipes showcases the special qualities of heirloom tomatoes in a cookbook that features such dishes as Gazpacho with Cucumber Salsa Verde, Cheese and Pesto Fondue with Tomato-Foccacia Skewers, and ...
Mimi Luebbermann, 2006
9
Tomato Diseases: Identification, Biology and Control: A ...
This unique volume is a comprehensive overview of the latest scientific knowledge on parasitic and non-parasitic tomato diseases worldwide.
Dominique Blancard, 2012
10
The $64 Tomato: How One Man Nearly Lost His Sanity, Spent a ...
When Alexander runs (just for fun!) a costbenefit analysis, adding up everything from the live animal trap to the Velcro tomato wraps and then amortizing it over the life of his garden, it comes as quite a shock to learn that it cost him a ...
William Alexander, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TOMATO»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term tomato is used in the context of the following news items.
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The wearable tomato dispenser: every runner's dream? - video
A Japanese food manufacturer has invented a wearable tomato dispenser for runners at the 2015 Tokyo marathon. The device allows runners to consume up to ... «The Guardian, Feb 15»
2
Gardener's Twofer: First Ketchup 'N' Fries Plant Hits U.S. Market
Love growing potatoes and tomatoes? This spring, gardeners in the U.S. (and Europe) will be able to get both tuber and fruit from a single plant. It even has a ... «NPR, Feb 15»
3
Florida Tomato Pickers' Wins Could Extend To Dairy, Berry Workers
Farm workers in America have long been among the nation's poorest paid and most abused workers. But conditions have been improving for Florida tomato ... «NPR, Dec 14»
4
A Non-GMO Way To Get More, Tastier Tomatoes
People who grow tomatoes want varieties that produce as much saleable crop as possible. People who eat tomatoes are less interested in yield, and more in ... «NPR, Nov 14»
5
Dutch stage massive tomato fight with excess produce unwelcome …
Participants are covered with pulp at the Dam square in Amsterdam after joining a tomato fight on September 14, 2014 in to protest the Russian boycot of the ... «RT, Sep 14»
6
The World's Largest Tomato Food Fight
Technically, people can't start throwing tomatoes until somebody climbs a two-story, greased wooden pole with a ham on top of it. But because this feat can take ... «Mashable, Aug 14»
7
Tomatoes 'important in prostate cancer prevention'
Men who consume more than 10 portions of tomatoes each week reduce their risk by about 20%, according to a UK study. Prostate cancer is the second most ... «BBC News, Aug 14»
8
20 Summer-Only Fresh Tomato Recipes
There are lots of recipes out there that simply use tomatoes to thicken sauce or for the sole purpose of adding a bit of color to a dish. However, summer is tomato ... «Milford Daily News, Jul 14»
9
Ford, Heinz Working To Make Car Parts From Tomatoes
ford-heinz-sustainabilitya The last thing you want when you buy a car is a lemon. But the folks at Ford and Heinz think you may someday want a tomato; or at ... «The Consumerist, Jun 14»
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Tomato pill could prevent heart attacks say experts
A CANCER-FIGHTING extract found in tomatoes could also prevent heart ... Doctors now believe a daily dose of lycopene or a “tomato pill” may reduce the risk ... «Express.co.uk, Jun 14»

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