tomato
A round, soft, red fruit with many seeds, often used as a vegetable in cooking. It is commonly eaten raw in salads or cooked into sauces, soups, and various dishes.
Beispiele
3 von 5I am slicing a fresh tomato for my garden salad.
I am cutting a new red fruit for my bowl of vegetables.
The agricultural report details the annual tomato harvest across the region.
The farming document describes the yearly gathering of tomatoes in this area.
Hey, can you grab a tomato from the fridge for the sandwiches?
Please get a red fruit from the refrigerator to put on the bread.
Wortfamilie
Merkhilfe
Remember 'To-ma-to' rhymes with 'Po-ta-to'. They both grow in the ground and end in '-to'!
Schnelles Quiz
Please put a slice of ______ on my burger.
Richtig!
Die richtige Antwort ist: tomato
Beispiele
I am slicing a fresh tomato for my garden salad.
everydayI am cutting a new red fruit for my bowl of vegetables.
The agricultural report details the annual tomato harvest across the region.
formalThe farming document describes the yearly gathering of tomatoes in this area.
Hey, can you grab a tomato from the fridge for the sandwiches?
informalPlease get a red fruit from the refrigerator to put on the bread.
Botanically, the tomato is classified as a berry because it forms from a single ovary.
academicIn science, the tomato is a type of berry because of how it grows from a flower.
Our supply chain ensures that every tomato arrives at the processing plant within 24 hours.
businessOur delivery system makes sure the tomatoes reach the factory quickly.
Wortfamilie
Häufige Kollokationen
Häufige Phrasen
tomato soup
a very common comfort food
rotten tomato
a tomato that is no longer good to eat; also a metaphor for a bad performance
you say tomato, I say tomato
a phrase used to show that two things are essentially the same despite minor differences
Wird oft verwechselt mit
A potato is a brown starchy root, while a tomato is a red juicy fruit/vegetable.
A tomatillo is small, green, and has a papery husk, unlike a standard red tomato.
Nutzungshinweise
While botanically a fruit, the tomato is legally and culinarily treated as a vegetable in most contexts. Use 'tomatoes' for the plural form.
Häufige Fehler
Many learners forget to add 'e' when making the word plural, incorrectly writing 'tomatos' instead of 'tomatoes'.
Merkhilfe
Remember 'To-ma-to' rhymes with 'Po-ta-to'. They both grow in the ground and end in '-to'!
Wortherkunft
From the Spanish word 'tomate', which originated from the Nahuatl (Aztec) word 'tomatl'.
Grammatikmuster
Kultureller Kontext
Tomatoes are a staple ingredient in Italian cuisine (pasta/pizza) and Mexican cuisine (salsa).
Schnelles Quiz
Please put a slice of ______ on my burger.
Richtig!
Die richtige Antwort ist: tomato
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