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tomatoA round, red fruit with juicy flesh, used as a vegetable in cooking

Part of speech: NOUN

Definition: A round, red fruit with juicy flesh, used as a vegetable in cooking

Pronunciation (IPA): /təˈmeɪtoʊ/

Korean meaning: 둥글고 빨간 과일로, 육즙이 많고 요리에서 채소로 사용되는 토마토

Korean pronunciation: 터**메이**토

Example Sentences

  • My grandmother thinks tomatoes are suspicious because they didn't exist in her favorite fairy tales.
  • The chef threw tomatoes at the bad review, but accidentally created a masterpiece sauce.
  • Add diced tomatoes to the pasta for extra flavor.

tomato

NOUN

//təˈmeɪtoʊ//

A round, red fruit with juicy flesh, used as a vegetable in cooking

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/təˈmeɪtoʊ/
🇬🇧 UK/təˈmɑːtoʊ/

🌳Etymology

Roottomato

Origin

16세기 스페인 정복자들이 아즈텍 제국에서 만난 신비한 빨간 과일! 아즈텍어 'tomatl'에서 시작되어 스페인어 'tomate'를 거쳐 영어로 들어왔습니다.

🎵Rhyme

potatogelatolegato

🔗Collocations

cherry tomato
slice tomatoes
tomato sauce
ripe tomato
grow tomatoes
tomato juice

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

My grandmother thinks tomatoes are suspicious because they didn't exist in her favorite fairy tales.

😄 Fun example

The chef threw tomatoes at the bad review, but accidentally created a masterpiece sauce.

Add diced tomatoes to the pasta for extra flavor.

The tomato plant in our garden grew taller than my little brother.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

love applered fruit

Related

vegetablefruitsauceketchupsaladpastapizzagarden

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