tomato
Pluraltomatoes
Pluraltomatoes
Formstomatos, tomatoing, tomatoed
- 1A soft, juicy fruit, usually red, eaten raw or cooked as a vegetable, or the plant it grows on.
Like a soft, juicy fruit that gets used in cooking the way a vegetable does.
She sliced a ripe tomato for the salad.
Add two tomatoes to the sauce while it cooks.
UsageWrite tomatoes, with -es.
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- 2A strong red color, like the skin of a ripe tomato.
She painted the front door a bright tomato.
The walls were a warm tomato that cheered up the room.
- 3Being a strong red color, like a ripe tomato.
She wore a tomato sweater to the party.
His scarf looked almost tomato in the bright sunlight.
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Less common meanings
- 4A good-looking, attractive woman.
In the old movie, the detective calls the singer a real tomato.
When she left the room, I asked Robert, “Who's the tomato?” “Marisa. She's from Mexico.” He had a telltale smile on his face.
2008, Denny Durbin, Lazy Enchiladas: Redefining Success: Tasty Lessons on LoveHere, tomato is slang for an attractive woman.UsageAn old word. Saying it about a woman can sound rude.
Similardoll, dish, looker, knockout
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- 5To add tomatoes to a dish while cooking it.
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- 6To throw tomatoes at a person or thing.
The angry crowd threatened to tomato the actors off the stage.
Protesters tomatoed the politician as he left the hall.
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Origin
It comes from Spanish "tomate," which came from the Nahuatl word "tomatl."
Checked 1 Nov 2026 · 1 fact
- English tomato comes from Spanish tomate, which derives from Nahuatl tomatl. en.wikipedia.org