tamarillo

English

tamarillo

Etymology

A Spanish-language-sounding neologism chosen by the New Zealand Tree Tomato Promotions Council in New Zealand in 1967. Appears to be a blend of tamarind and Spanish tomatillo.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌtæməɹˈɪləʊ/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˌtæməˈɹɪloʊ/
• Rhymes: -ɪləʊ

Noun

tamarillo (plural tamarillos)

1. A small tree or shrub (Solanum betaceum, syn. Cyphomandra betacea) which bears edible fruits, of the tropics of Argentina and Bolivia.
2. A fruit of this tree.

Synonyms

• tree tomato

Translations

Solanum betaceum

• Bulgarian: доматено дърво (domateno dǎrvo)
• Catalan: tomaquera d'arbre f
• Finnish: puutomaatti (fi)
• French: tamarillo (fr) m, tomate en arbre f
• German: Tamarillo f, Baumtomate f
• Italian: albero dei pomodori m
• Japanese: タマリロ (tamariro)
• Malay: terung belanda
• Malayalam: മരത്തക്കാളി (marattakkāḷi)
• Polish: tamarillo n
• Portuguese: tamarilho m, tomate-arbóreo m, tomate-inglês m
• Russian: тамари́лло n (tamaríllo), тома́тное де́рево n (tomátnoje dérevo)

fruit

• Arabic: تاماريندو f (tamarindu)
• Catalan: tomàquet d'arbre m
• Finnish: puutomaatti (fi)
• French: tamarillo (fr) m, tomate en arbre f
• German: Tamarillo f, Baumtomate f
• Italian: tamarillo m
• Japanese: タマリロ (tamariro)
• Māori: tōmato rākau
• Polish: tamarillo n
• Portuguese: tamarilho m, tomate-arbóreo m, tomate-inglês m
• Russian: тамари́лло n (tamaríllo)