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tomato

/təˈmeɪˌtəʊ/tuh-MAY-toh
/təˈmeɪˌtoʊ/tuh-MAY-toh

Meaningthe tomato plant

Common meaning: a red fruit eaten as a vegetable

Journey through time

  1. Nahuatl (Mexican)tomatlsource
  2. Spanishtomatesource
  3. Englishtomato‘a red fruit eaten as a vegetable’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Nahuatl (Mexican) tomatl ‘the tomato plant’.

Roots

  • tomatl Nahuatl (Mexican) “the tomato plant”

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