tomato — meaning in English

English meaning

• ketchup noun A thick, tangy tomato-based sauce commonly used as a condiment.
• tomato noun The red, juicy fruit of the plant Solanum lycopersicum, used as a vegetable in cooking.

Senses

tomato is used for these senses in English:

• ketchup (uncountable, chiefly, US, Canada, UK) Ellipsis of tomato ketchup (“a tomato-vinegar-based sauce, sometimes containing spices, onion or garlic, and (especially in the US) sweeteners”).
• tomato A widely cultivated plant, Solanum lycopersicum, having edible fruit.

ketchup — full definition

1. noun A thick, tangy tomato-based sauce commonly used as a condiment.
2. verb To put ketchup on something.

tomato — full definition

1. noun The red, juicy fruit of the plant Solanum lycopersicum, used as a vegetable in cooking.
2. noun A shade of red similar to a ripe tomato.
3. noun An attractive woman (dated slang).

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