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masculine
/toˈmate/
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Translation
tomato
Word origin
From Nahuatl tomatl, the name for the fruit in the language of the Aztecs, which entered Spanish after the conquest of Mexico and spread to other European languages.
- Origin
- Nahuatl
- Root
- tomatl
- English cognates
- tomato
Grammar
Gendermasculine
Pluraltomates
Examples
maduro.
The tomato is very ripe.
¿ ensalada?
Do you want tomato in the salad?
rodajas finas.
I cut the tomato into thin slices.
.
The tomato sauce has garlic and onion in it.
cultivamos huerto.
In summer we grow tomatoes in the garden.
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