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Dutch

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Tomaten. — Tomatoes.

Etymology

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Borrowed from English tomato, subsequently influenced by French tomate, both from Spanish tomate, from Classical Nahuatl tomatl (tomatillo).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /toːˈmaːt/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: to‧maat
  • Rhymes: -aːt

Noun

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tomaat f (plural tomaten, diminutive tomaatje n)

  1. tomato, fruit of Solanum lycopersicum
  2. tomato plant, Solanum lycopersicum
    Synonym: tomatenplant
    Hypernym: nachtschade
    Hyponyms: cherrytomaat, kerstomaat, vleestomaat, waterbom

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Afrikaans: tamatie
    • Sotho: tamati
    • Zulu: utamatisi
  • Caribbean Hindustani: tamáti
  • Caribbean Javanese: tomatis, tomat
  • Indonesian: tomat
  • Sranan Tongo: tomati
  • West Frisian: tomaat

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West Frisian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Dutch tomaat, from English tomato, though the Dutch was subsequently influenced by French tomate, both from Spanish tomate, from Classical Nahuatl tomatl (tomatillo).

Noun

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tomaat c (plural tomaten, diminutive tomaatsje)

  1. tomato

Further reading

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  • tomaat”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011