təˈmā]d.(ˌ)ō, ](ˌ)tō, ]d.ə, ]tə also -mȧ] or -mä] sometimes -ma]\ noun
( -es )
Etymology: alteration (probably influenced by potato ) of earlier tomate, from Spanish, from Nahuatl tomatl
1.
a. : a plant of the genus Lycopersicon ; specifically : a So. American perennial herb ( L. esculentum ) widely cultivated usually as an annual for its fruit and having interruptedly pinnate leaves and yellow flowers
b. : the large rounded or oblate pulpy berry of the tomato plant that is usually red or yellow when ripe — see fruit illustration
2. or tomato red : a variable color averaging a deep reddish orange
3. slang
a. : woman , girl
b. : prostitute