tomato

[US]/tə'mɑːtəʊ/
[UK]/təˈmeɪtoʊ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. a red or reddish fruit with a juicy pulp, used as a vegetable in cooking; the color red similar to that of a ripe tomato; a plant of the nightshade family with edible fruit, typically red.

Phrases & Collocations

cherry tomato

tomato sauce

tomato soup

sliced tomato

tomato salad

tomato paste

tomato juice

tomato plant

tomato ketchup

tomato puree

Example Sentences

stir in the tomato purée.

a bowl of tomato soup.

a spicy tomato sauce.

a connate tomato flower.

pasta in a spicy tomato sauce.

bite into a ripe tomato;

The tomato is technically a fruit.

This variety of tomato outgrows all others.

Don't eat tomato when limosis.

the holiday season; tomato season.

The tomatoes were grown in the greenhouse.

if you can't get hold of ripe tomatoes, add some tomato purée.

Strictly speaking, a tomato is a fruit, not a vegetable.

The tomato is technically a fruit,although it is eaten as a vegetable.

the car was a grouse tomato red which everyone liked.

she used to live on bacon and tomato sandwiches.

Real-world Examples

You like tomato and I like tomato.

Source: Discussing American culture.

I thought I'd cut up the tomatoes.

Source: Friends Season 6

Red tomato sauce splashed all over the wall.

Source: Celebrity Speech Compilation

Can you cut up the tomatoes, please?

Source: New Target Junior High School English Grade 8 (Upper)

Can you get me some tomatoes, please?

Source: Wow English

These are the tomatoes that we're growing ......

Source: VOA Daily Standard February 2019 Collection

I wouldn't buy cherry tomatoes personally because it's out of budget.

Source: VOA Standard English_Americas

I guess you can always have another cherry tomato tomorrow.

Source: Sarah and the little duckling

We call this the blue tomato.

Source: CNN 10 Student English Compilation September 2020

Line up five different tomatoes that are in your supermarket.

Source: Connection Magazine

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