n.
Pronunciation: ˌ t ō -m ə - ' t ē -( ˌ )y ō , - ' t ē l-( ˌ )y ō
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -los
Etymology: Spanish, diminutive of tomate
Date: circa 1913
: the small round yellow, purplish, and especially pale green edible sticky fruit of a Mexican ground-cherry ( Physalis ixocarpa syn. P. philadelphica ) also : the plant that bears tomatillos