tomatoとは 意味・読み方・使い方

別の表記

• tomater (eye 方言)
• 'mater (Southern 米国用法, Appalachia, くだけた用法)

語源

Borrowed from Spanish tomate, from Classical Nahuatl tomatl, from Proto-Nahuan *tomatl. Compare tomatillo.

発音

• (英国発音, General Australian) IPA^(key): /təˈmɑː.toʊ/
• (米国発音, Canada) IPA^(key): /təˈmeɪ.toʊ/
• (South Asia) IPA^(key): /ʈoˈmæʈo/
• 韻: -ɑːtəʊ, -eɪtəʊ

名詞

tomato (countable かつ uncountable, 複数形 tomatoes)

1. A widely cultivated plant, Solanum lycopersicum, having edible fruit.
2. The savory fruit of this plant, red when ripe, treated as a vegetable in horticulture and cooking.

   Synonyms: (くだけた用法) love apple, (廃れた用法) wolf's peach

   Meronym: lycopene

   • 1990, JSG Trading Corp. v. Tray-Wrap, Inc., 917 F.2d 75 (2d Cir. 1990)

     In common parlance tomatoes are vegetables, as the Supreme Court observed long ago [see Nix v. Hedden 149 U.S. 304, 307, 13 S.Ct. 881, 882, 37 L.Ed. 745 (1893)], although botanically speaking they are actually a fruit. [26 Encyclopedia Americana 832 (Int'l. ed. 1981)]. Regardless of classification, people have been enjoying tomatoes for centuries; even Mr. Pickwick, as Dickens relates, ate his chops in "tomata" sauce.

3. A shade of red, the colour of a ripe tomato.

   tomato:  

4. (slang) A desirable-looking woman.

   Lookit the legs on that hot tomato!

   • 2008, Denny Durbin, Lazy Enchiladas: Redefining Success: Tasty Lessons on Love, Life, & Relationships, Bodega Publishing, →ISBN, page 13:

     When she left the room, I asked Robert, “Who's the tomato?” “Marisa. She's from Mexico.” He had a telltale smile on his face.

   • 2020, Libba Bray, The King of Crows, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, →ISBN:

     “Who's the tomato?” a cop said as Evie walked past. “Her? She's the stiff's niece,” another cop answered. Evie flinched to hear Will discussed like that. “You wanna clam up?” Malloy barked and the officers fell silent.

5. (slang) A stupid act or person.

上位語

• fruit, vegetable (see tomato § Fruit versus vegetable)
  • berry

派生語

関連する語

• tomatillo

派生した語

動詞

tomato (三人称単数 現在形 tomatos, 現在分詞 tomatoing, 過去形および過去分詞形 tomatoed)

1. (transitive, rare) to pelt with tomatoes
2. (transitive, rare) to add tomatoes to (a dish)