tomato
noun
to·ma·to tə-ˈmā-(ˌ)tō 
chiefly in Britain, eastern New England, northeastern Virginia, and sometimes elsewhere in cultivated speech
-ˈmä- chiefly in Northern US -ˈma-
plural tomatoes
1
: the usually large, rounded, edible, pulpy berry of an herb (genus Solanum) of the nightshade family native to South America that is typically red but may be yellow, orange, green, or purplish in color and is eaten raw or cooked as a vegetable
2
: a plant that produces tomatoes
especially : any of various varieties of a tender perennial (Solanum lycopersicum synonym Lycopersicon esculentum) widely cultivated as an annual
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web The seafood is springy, the grits dare you to not scrape the plate, the andouille adds snap and sass, and the tomato broth, glossed with butter, ties everything together. 
Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 9 Sep. 2022 Lots of lean chicken and brown jollof rice, a Nigerian dish made with tomato paste, onions, and spices. Lola Ogunnaike, Men's Health, 2 Aug. 2022 Add tomato sauce, crushed tomatoes, tomato paste, water, sugar, 2 tsp. Blaine Callahan, Hartford Courant, 22 July 2022 Another of his most formative food experiences was eating his dad’s chipotle-tomato broth with pork cracklings, panela cheese and avocado. Andy Wang, Robb Report, 6 July 2022 According to Kharon, a data and analytics firm, Xinjiang produces more than 40 percent of the world’s polysilicon, a quarter of the world’s tomato paste and a fifth of global cotton. New York Times, 22 June 2022 In her riff, pork meatballs simmer in a chile-tomato broth with potatoes and collard greens. Kitty Greenwald, WSJ, 31 Mar. 2021 Its most famous dish is the Bouillabaisse, a savory melange of fresh fish, clams, mussels, shrimp and scallops in a saffron tomato broth. cleveland, 23 Mar. 2021 Thanks to your trusty air fryer, the meatballs and fresh tomato sauce come together at the same time. Becca Miller, Good Housekeeping, 31 Aug. 2022 See More
Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 9 Sep. 2022 Lots of lean chicken and brown jollof rice, a Nigerian dish made with tomato paste, onions, and spices. Lola Ogunnaike, Men's Health, 2 Aug. 2022 Add tomato sauce, crushed tomatoes, tomato paste, water, sugar, 2 tsp. Blaine Callahan, Hartford Courant, 22 July 2022 Another of his most formative food experiences was eating his dad’s chipotle-tomato broth with pork cracklings, panela cheese and avocado. Andy Wang, Robb Report, 6 July 2022 According to Kharon, a data and analytics firm, Xinjiang produces more than 40 percent of the world’s polysilicon, a quarter of the world’s tomato paste and a fifth of global cotton. New York Times, 22 June 2022 In her riff, pork meatballs simmer in a chile-tomato broth with potatoes and collard greens. Kitty Greenwald, WSJ, 31 Mar. 2021 Its most famous dish is the Bouillabaisse, a savory melange of fresh fish, clams, mussels, shrimp and scallops in a saffron tomato broth. cleveland, 23 Mar. 2021 Thanks to your trusty air fryer, the meatballs and fresh tomato sauce come together at the same time. Becca Miller, Good Housekeeping, 31 Aug. 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
alteration of earlier tomate, from Spanish, from Nahuatl tomatl
First Known Use
1604, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Phrases Containing tomato
Kids Definition
tomato
noun
to·ma·to tə-ˈmā-tō
-ˈmä-
plural tomatoes
: the usually red juicy fruit of a plant related to the potato that is eaten raw or cooked as a vegetable