countable, uncountable(pl.to·matoes)
a soft fruit with a lot of juice and shiny red skin that is eaten as a vegetable either raw or cooked • a bacon, lettuce and tomato sandwich • sliced tomatoes • tomato plants Word Origin:
early 17th cent.: from French, Spanish, or Portuguese tomate, from Nahuatl tomatl. Example Bank:
tomato/təˈmɑː.təʊ/ US /-ˈmeɪ.ţoʊ/
noun [C or U] plural tomatoes
a round red sharp-tasting fruit with a lot of seeds which is eaten cooked or raw as a savoury food.
