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tomatillo

/ˌtoʊ.məˈti.(j)oʊ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.66 in modern English

Syllables
tomatil-lo
IPA
/ˌtoʊ.məˈti.(j)oʊ/
11
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

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.

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish tomatillo, diminutive of tomate (“tomato”), ultimately from Classical Nahuatl tomatl.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: tomatillo, tomatl

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˌtoʊ.məˈti.(j)oʊ/
  • British English: /ˌtɒm.əˈtiː.(j)əʊ/

Inflected Forms

tomatillos (plural) tomatilloes (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

uchuva

Synonyms

husk tomato mexican husk tomato jamberry physalis ixocarpa miltomate purple ground cherry physalis philadelphica

Questions

How do you pronounce tomatillo?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌtoʊ.məˈti.(j)oʊ/.
What does tomatillo mean?
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.
Where does tomatillo come from?
It is traced to Spanish.

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