tomatillo
UK/ˌtɒm.əˈtiː.(j)əʊ//ˌtoʊ.məˈti.(j)oʊ/
tomatillo noun: a plant of the nightshade family originating in Mexico, Physalis philadelphica, cultivated for its tomato-like green to green-purple fruit surrounded by a thin papery skin.
Noun
tomatillo (plural tomatillos or tomatilloes)
- A plant of the nightshade family originating in Mexico, Physalis philadelphica, cultivated for its tomato-like green to green-purple fruit surrounded by a thin papery skin.
tomatillo meaning in Tamil
tomatillo in Tamil
- சிறு தக்காளி
Forms of tomatillo
| plural | tomatillos |
|---|---|
| plural | tomatilloes |
Origin of tomatillo
Borrowed from Spanish tomatillo, diminutive of tomate (“tomato”), ultimately from Classical Nahuatl tomatl.
Questions about tomatillo
- What does tomatillo mean?
- Tomatillo means a plant of the nightshade family originating in Mexico, Physalis philadelphica, cultivated for its tomato-like green to green-purple fruit surrounded by a thin papery skin.
- What is tomatillo in Tamil?
- Tomatillo in Tamil is சிறு தக்காளி. See Tomatillo meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is tomatillo?
- Tomatillo is a noun.
- How do you pronounce tomatillo?
- Tomatillo is pronounced /ˌtɒm.əˈtiː.(j)əʊ/ (UK).
- What is the plural of tomatillo?
- The plural of tomatillo is tomatillos.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: tomatillo (page history and authors); tomatillo (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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