DictionaryRoot: tomatl
Nahuatl
tomatl
tomato
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noun
tomato
tuh-MAY-toh/təˈmeɪtəʊ/
A fleshy edible fruit commonly treated as a vegetable.
Etymology
Nahuatl tomatl is said to mean literally 'the swelling fruit,' from a verb meaning 'to swell.' On that interpretation, the name evokes the fruit's fleshy fullness.