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tomatillo, n. orig. and chiefly U.S.
(tɒməˈtiːljəʊ, ‖ tomaˈtiʎo)
[a. Sp., dim. of tomate tomato n.]
Any of various edible fruits resembling a small tomato, esp. the purplish fruit of the ground cherry Physalis ixocarpa, native to Mexico and the southern United States.
[1914B. Haffner-Ginger California Mexican-Spanish Cook Bk. 121 Tomatillas, a small wild green tomato.] 1916L. H. Bailey Stand. Cycl. Hort. V. 2608/2 Physalis..ixocárpa... Tomatillo. 1933Gardeners' Chron. 30 Dec. 487/2 The Tomatillo does not seem to have been grown in this country so much as it deserves. I believe that it has not as yet been grown at Kew. 1987New Yorker 12 Oct. 37/3 Two and a half acres of tomatoes are planted..and they include..two varieties of tomatillos (with a sweet flavor that..Bob describes as ‘earthy and tart’). |