tomato
- noun
- A1
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A round, soft, usually red food that grows on a plant and is eaten raw in salads or cooked in sauces and soups.
She cut two ripe tomatoes into thin slices for the sandwiches.
We grow tomatoes in pots on the balcony every summer.
The soup is made from fresh tomatoes, garlic and a little basil.
Add a spoonful of tomato paste and let it cook slowly.
Common collocations: ripe tomato · cherry tomatoes · sun-dried tomatoes · tomato soup · tomato sauce · tinned tomatoes · slice a tomato · grow tomatoes
Part of: Vegetables, Cooking, The garden
Forms
- plural
- tomatoes