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. — samueldora
Она выращивает помидоры в своём огороде. — odexed
Она выращивает у себя в саду помидоры. — marafon
Вона вирощує помідори на своєму городі. — deniko
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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. — deniko
ruОна выращивает помидоры в своём огороде. — odexed
deSie züchtet Tomaten in ihrem Garten. — samueldora
Tom grows tomatoes in his garden.
Том вирощує помідори у себе на городі. — deniko
ruТом выращивает помидоры в своём саду. — odexed
deTom baut in seinem Garten Tomaten an. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
I don't like the taste of tomatoes.
Я не люблю смак помідорів. — deniko
ruМне не нравится вкус помидоров. — andy
deIch mag den Geschmack von Tomaten nicht. — Serienchiller
Is a tomato a fruit or a vegetable?
Помідор — це фрукт чи овоч? — deniko
ruПомидор - это фрукт или овощ? — marafon
deIst die Tomate eine Frucht oder ein Gemüse? — Manfredo
This kind of tomato tastes better cooked than raw.
Цей тип помідорів краще смакує приготованим, ніж сирим. — deniko
deDiese Tomatensorte schmeckt gekocht besser als roh. — mhr
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