TOMATILLO


Meaning of TOMATILLO in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌtō-mə-ˈtē-(ˌ)yō, -ˈtēl-(ˌ)yō ]

noun

( 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

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