tomato
n. countablen. a round, soft, red fruit that you eat as a vegetable. You can eat it raw in salads or cook it to make sauces for pasta and pizza.
n. a pulpy, edible fruit of the nightshade family, typically red and round, though varieties exist in various shapes and colours. While botanically a fruit, it is treated as a vegetable in culinary and legal contexts.
I put a fresh tomato in my sandwich.
The chef sliced a ripe tomato and drizzled it with olive oil and salt for the salad.
Heirloom tomato varieties are prized by gardeners for their diverse flavour profiles and vibrant colours, which range from deep purple to bright yellow.
Variant of earlier tomate, from Spanish tomate, from Classical Nahuatl tomatl, from Proto-Nahuan *toma-tl. Compare tomatillo.
Countable when referring to the individual fruit; can behave as uncountable when referring to the substance in a crushed or sauced state.