English word tomato comes from Nahuatl tomatl (tomatillo, literally - the swelling fruit), later Spanish tomate (tomato, tomatillo)
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| tomatl | Nahuatl (nah) | literally: the swelling fruit, but actually meant tomatillo (although not tomato: tomato proper was xītomatl) |
| tomate | Spanish (es) | tomato, tomatillo |
| tomato | English (en) | (noun) a red, or sometimes yellow, edible fruit (transitive) to add tomatoes to (a dish). (transitive) to pelt with tomatoes (slang) A desirable-looking woman.. (slang) A stupid act or person.. A shade of red, the colour of a ripe tomato.. A widely cultivated plant, Solanum lycopersicum, having edible fruit. The savory fruit of this plant, red when ripe, treated as a vegetable in horticulture and cooking. |