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tomato

/təˈmeɪ.toʊ/noun3 syllables

Tomato means: native to South America; widely cultivated in many varieties.

Synonyms for tomato5

noun, as in native to South America; widely cultivated in many varieties

love apple, tomato plant, Lycopersicon esculentum

also used for tomato

golden apple, wolf's peach

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What does tomato mean?2

noun

1

native to South America; widely cultivated in many varieties

2

mildly acid red or yellow pulpy fruit eaten as a vegetable

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with tomato?4

two syllables

natoplatoketo

three syllables

potato
Show 20 near rhymes
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Tomato in a sentence

  • The tomato is a vegetable, not a fruit.CM
  • I ate a tempeh, lettuce, and tomato sandwich with vegan mayo.shekitten
  • It's got a red sauce on it, like tomato sauce or something.pip
  • The longer you let the tomato sauce simmer, the tastier it will be.honestlang
  • She feasted on bread, bell pepper, and tomato.anzart
  • We have vegetable soup, spinach soup and tomato soup.Ioan_Cristian
  • I want my sandwich with four slices of tomato and roasted, not raw.LB
  • Even though it's an hydroponic tomato, it's quite tasty.Scott

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Forms of tomato

as a noun

plural
tomatoes