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Where does “tomate” come from?

tomate (Spanish) comes from Classical Nahuatl tomātl, from Proto-Nahuan *toma-.

tomate (Spanish): tomato; tomatillo; hole

Definitions

  1. tomato; tomatillo; hole

Ancestry of “tomate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Nahuatltomātltomato
2Proto-Nahuan*toma-—

Words derived from “tomate”

  • tomato
  • tom
  • tomboy
  • tomboyish
  • tomboyism
  • tomfool
  • tomatillo
  • tomatine
  • tomboyishness
  • tomatoey
  • tomboyishly
  • tomatinase
  • tomboyhood
  • tomatoed
  • tomatoless
  • tomatolike
  • tomfoolish
  • tomboylike
  • rototom
  • grape tomato
  • untomboyish
  • tomling
  • entomatar
  • tomatillo
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