Pronunciation guide
How to pronounce tomato
tuh-MAY-toh (US) or tuh-MAH-toh (UK); the middle vowel is the only difference
US/təˈmeɪ.toʊ/
təmeɪtoʊ
UK/təˈmɑː.təʊ/
təmɑːtəʊ
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What “tomato” means
A widely cultivated plant, Solanum lycopersicum, having edible fruit.
The savory fruit of this plant, most often red when ripe, treated as a vegetable in horticulture and cooking.
In a sentence
- He sliced a ripe tomato for the sandwich.
- Their garden produced more tomatoes than they could eat.
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