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tomato

[tuh-mey-toh, -mah-] / təˈmeɪ toʊ, -ˈmɑ- /


NOUN
simple fruit
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I had pasta, two tins of anchovies and an unopened tube of tomato pasta ready inside my cabinet.

From Salon • May 1, 2026

It’s got cashew mozzarella, tomato sauce, Italian sausage crumble and more.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2026

Instead of cheese sandwiches and tomato soup, John Robinson’s presence at the Post-Gazette is widely remembered for a newsroom visit one Saturday night in February 2019, with his young daughter in tow.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

Aromatics are sizzled — onion, garlic, ginger — followed by tomato and warming spices, including cinnamon and smoked chile.

From Salon • Apr. 3, 2026

Great-great-aunt Florentine died in that same vegetable garden where Uncle Edisto had his tomato mix-up.

From Each Little Bird That Sings by Deborah Wiles




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