tomatillo

English

noun

Definitions

A plant of the nightshade family originating in Mexico, , cultivated for its tomato-like green to green-purple fruit surrounded by a thin papery skin.

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish, Castilian tomatillo derived from Classical Nahuatl tomatl (tomatillo, tomato).

Origin

Classical Nahuatl

tomatl

Gloss

tomatillo, tomato

Concept

Semantic Field

Food and drink

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Emoji

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

tomatillo Finnish
tomate French
tomate Spanish, Castilian
tomates Spanish, Castilian
tomatillo Spanish, Castilian
tómatur Icelandic
ahuacuauhtomatl Classical Nahuatl
ahuatomatl Classical Nahuatl
tomatl Classical Nahuatl
طماط Gulf Arabic
ټماټر Pashto, Pushto
*tomatl Proto-Nahuan
адамат Chechen