tomato
A widely cultivated plant, Solanum lycopersicum, having edible fruitA widely cultivated plant, Solanum lycopersicum, having edible fruit.
» She grows tomatoes in her garden.
Sie züchtet Tomaten in ihrem Garten.
Она выращивает помидоры в своём огороде.
Она выращивает у себя в саду помидоры.
Вона вирощує помідори на своєму городі.
Meaning
5 senses(countable, uncountable)A widely cultivated plant, Solanum lycopersicum, having edible fruit.
Tomate, Tomatenpflanze, Tomate
помидо́рpomidór, помидо́рpomidór, тома́тtomát
тома́тtomát, помідо́рpomidór, тома́тtomát
native to South America; widely cultivated in many varieties
(countable, uncountable)The savory fruit of this plant, most often red when ripe, treated as a vegetable in horticulture and cooking.
He was chopping a tomato to put in the salad.
He was eating a tomato when his boss called him.
mildly acid red or yellow pulpy fruit eaten as a vegetable
(countable, uncountable)A shade of red, the colour typical of a ripe tomato.
(countable, slang, uncountable)An attractive woman.
2015 19 Old-Fashioned Compliments We Should Bring Back That shirt makes you look like such a glorious tomato.
(countable, slang, uncountable)A stupid act or person.
Examples
371 sentencesShe grows tomatoes in her garden.
Вона вирощує помідори на своєму городі.
ruОна выращивает помидоры в своём огороде.
deSie züchtet Tomaten in ihrem Garten.
Tom grows tomatoes in his garden.
Том вирощує помідори у себе на городі.
ruТом выращивает помидоры в своём саду.
deTom baut in seinem Garten Tomaten an.
I don't like the taste of tomatoes.
Я не люблю смак помідорів.
ruМне не нравится вкус помидоров.
deIch mag den Geschmack von Tomaten nicht.
Is a tomato a fruit or a vegetable?
Помідор — це фрукт чи овоч?
ruПомидор - это фрукт или овощ?
deIst die Tomate eine Frucht oder ein Gemüse?
This kind of tomato tastes better cooked than raw.
Цей тип помідорів краще смакує приготованим, ніж сирим.
deDiese Tomatensorte schmeckt gekocht besser als roh.
Translations
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Origin
Variant of earlier tomate, from Spanish tomate, from Classical Nahuatl tomatl, from Proto-Variant of earlier tomate, from Spanish tomate, from Classical Nahuatl tomatl, from Proto-Nahuan *toma-tl. Compare tomatillo.
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Forms
plural: tomatoesSynonyms
5 synonyms- native to South America; widely cultivated in many varieties:love appletomato plantLycopersicon esculentum
Word family
56 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
Collocations
5 patterns- sliced the tomato
- grows tomatoes
- grows tomatoes in
- like tomatoes
- can of tomatoes