Tomato - definition, pronunciation, transcription
noun
- native to South America; widely cultivated in many varieties
Extra examples
She was very specific—you have to use a certain kind of tomato in the sauce.
Outstanding among the menu items were the tomato soup and the swordfish.
...the dull knife just bounced off the skin of the tomato without cutting it...
A sharp knife will cut through the skin of a tomato cleanly.
...a rotting tomato slowly deliquescing in the hot summer sun...
I like a little lettuce and tomato on my sandwiches.
The hard rain flattened the tomato plants.
Layer the pasta with slices of tomato.
By changing the tomato's genetic blueprint, scientists can alter the rate at which it ripens.
A small amount of tomato paste will give extra colour and body to the sauce.
A coke and a tomato juice, please.
Cut the tomato in half and scoop out the seeds with a teaspoon.
He repainted the wall after the child smeared it with tomato sauce
Word forms
singular: tomato
plural: tomatoes
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