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Added 9 October 2026

tomato

/təˈmɑː.təʊ/ noun

In Latin: lycopersicum Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about tomato at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Mildly acid red or yellow pulpy fruit eaten as a vegetable.
Native to South America; widely cultivated in many varieties.

Origin

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

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