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/toˈmate/

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Translation

tomato

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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

.

The tomato is very ripe.

¿ ?

Do you want tomato in the salad?

rodajas .

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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This word is taught in chapter 44, lesson 6: tomate, yerno, rol and 7 more words.