Tomato

Pronunciation

• Canada IPA: /təˈmɛɪtoː/, /təˈmætoː/
• UK IPA: /təˈmɑːtəʊ/
• US IPA: /təˈmeɪtoÊŠ/, /təˈmeɪtÉ™/; IPA: tʰəˈmeɪɾoÊŠ, tʰəˈmeɪɾə
• Rhymes: -ɑːtəʊ, -eɪtəʊ

Origin

From Spanish tomate, from Classical Nahuatl tomatl, xītomatl.

Full definition of tomato

Noun

1. A widely cultivated plant, Solanum lycopersicum, having edible fruit
2. The savory fruit of this plant, red when ripe, treated as a vegetable in horticulture
• Note: The US Supreme Court in Nix v. Hedden (1893) ruled that a tomato is a vegetable.
3. A shade of red, the colour of a ripe tomato.
4. (slang) A desirable-looking woman.Lookit the legs on that hot tomato!
5. (slang) A stupid act or person.

Synonyms

• love apple
• wolf's peach obsolete

Derived terms

• beef tomato
• cherry tomato
• plum tomato
• tomato can
• tomato juice
• tomato paste
• tomato purée
• tomato sauce
• tomato soup
• tomato tomato

Verb

1. (transitive) to pelt with tomatoes
2. (transitive) to add tomatoes to (a dish)----