tomatillo

English

Tomatilloes on a table

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish tomatillo, diminutive of tomate (“tomato”), ultimately from Classical Nahuatl tomatl.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌtɒm.əˈtiː.(j)əʊ/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˌtoʊ.məˈti.(j)oʊ/, /ˌtɑm.əˈti.(j)oʊ/

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Noun

tomatillo (plural tomatillos or tomatilloes)

1. A plant of the nightshade family originating in Mexico, Physalis philadelphica, cultivated for its tomato-like green to green-purple fruit surrounded by a thin papery skin.

Translations

Physalis philadelphica

• Finnish: tomatillo (fi)
• French: tomatille (fr) f
• Nahuatl:

  Classical: miltomatl

• Polish: miechunka pomidorowa f
• Spanish: tomatillo m, miltomate

See also

• uchuva

Finnish

Etymology

From Spanish tomatillo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtomɑtilːo/, [ˈt̪o̞mɑ̝ˌt̪ilːo̞]
• Rhymes: -ilːo
• Syllabification^(key): to‧ma‧til‧lo
• Hyphenation^(key): to‧ma‧til‧lo

Noun

tomatillo

1. tomatillo, Physalis philadelphica

Declension

Inflection of tomatillo (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		tomatillo	tomatillot
genitive		tomatillon	tomatillojen
partitive		tomatilloa	tomatilloja
illative		tomatilloon	tomatilloihin
		singular	plural
nominative		tomatillo	tomatillot
accusative	nom.	tomatillo	tomatillot
	gen.	tomatillon
genitive		tomatillon	tomatillojen
partitive		tomatilloa	tomatilloja
inessive		tomatillossa	tomatilloissa
elative		tomatillosta	tomatilloista
illative		tomatilloon	tomatilloihin
adessive		tomatillolla	tomatilloilla
ablative		tomatillolta	tomatilloilta
allative		tomatillolle	tomatilloille
essive		tomatillona	tomatilloina
translative		tomatilloksi	tomatilloiksi
abessive		tomatillotta	tomatilloitta
instructive		—	tomatilloin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of tomatillo (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative tomatilloni tomatilloni accusative nom. tomatilloni tomatilloni gen. tomatilloni genitive tomatilloni tomatillojeni partitive tomatilloani tomatillojani inessive tomatillossani tomatilloissani elative tomatillostani tomatilloistani illative tomatillooni tomatilloihini adessive tomatillollani tomatilloillani ablative tomatilloltani tomatilloiltani allative tomatillolleni tomatilloilleni essive tomatillonani tomatilloinani translative tomatillokseni tomatilloikseni abessive tomatillottani tomatilloittani instructive — — comitative — tomatilloineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative tomatillosi tomatillosi accusative nom. tomatillosi tomatillosi gen. tomatillosi genitive tomatillosi tomatillojesi partitive tomatilloasi tomatillojasi inessive tomatillossasi tomatilloissasi elative tomatillostasi tomatilloistasi illative tomatilloosi tomatilloihisi adessive tomatillollasi tomatilloillasi ablative tomatilloltasi tomatilloiltasi allative tomatillollesi tomatilloillesi essive tomatillonasi tomatilloinasi translative tomatilloksesi tomatilloiksesi abessive tomatillottasi tomatilloittasi instructive — — comitative — tomatilloinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative tomatillomme tomatillomme accusative nom. tomatillomme tomatillomme gen. tomatillomme genitive tomatillomme tomatillojemme partitive tomatilloamme tomatillojamme inessive tomatillossamme tomatilloissamme elative tomatillostamme tomatilloistamme illative tomatilloomme tomatilloihimme adessive tomatillollamme tomatilloillamme ablative tomatilloltamme tomatilloiltamme allative tomatillollemme tomatilloillemme essive tomatillonamme tomatilloinamme translative tomatilloksemme tomatilloiksemme abessive tomatillottamme tomatilloittamme instructive — — comitative — tomatilloinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative tomatillonne tomatillonne accusative nom. tomatillonne tomatillonne gen. tomatillonne genitive tomatillonne tomatillojenne partitive tomatilloanne tomatillojanne inessive tomatillossanne tomatilloissanne elative tomatillostanne tomatilloistanne illative tomatilloonne tomatilloihinne adessive tomatillollanne tomatilloillanne ablative tomatilloltanne tomatilloiltanne allative tomatillollenne tomatilloillenne essive tomatillonanne tomatilloinanne translative tomatilloksenne tomatilloiksenne abessive tomatillottanne tomatilloittanne instructive — — comitative — tomatilloinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative tomatillonsa tomatillonsa accusative nom. tomatillonsa tomatillonsa gen. tomatillonsa genitive tomatillonsa tomatillojensa partitive tomatilloaan tomatilloansa tomatillojaan tomatillojansa inessive tomatillossaan tomatillossansa tomatilloissaan tomatilloissansa elative tomatillostaan tomatillostansa tomatilloistaan tomatilloistansa illative tomatilloonsa tomatilloihinsa adessive tomatillollaan tomatillollansa tomatilloillaan tomatilloillansa ablative tomatilloltaan tomatilloltansa tomatilloiltaan tomatilloiltansa allative tomatillolleen tomatillollensa tomatilloilleen tomatilloillensa essive tomatillonaan tomatillonansa tomatilloinaan tomatilloinansa translative tomatillokseen tomatilloksensa tomatilloikseen tomatilloiksensa abessive tomatillottaan tomatillottansa tomatilloittaan tomatilloittansa instructive — — comitative — tomatilloineen tomatilloinensa

Hypernyms

• lyhtykoiso

Derived terms

• meksikontomatillo

Spanish

Tomatillos

Etymology

From tomate +‎ -illo, from Classical Nahuatl tomatl.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /tomaˈtiʝo/ [t̪o.maˈt̪i.ʝo]

• IPA^(key): /tomaˈtiʝo/ [t̪o.maˈt̪i.ʝo] (most of Spain and Latin America)
• IPA^(key): /tomaˈtiʎo/ [t̪o.maˈt̪i.ʎo] (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
• IPA^(key): /tomaˈtiʃo/ [t̪o.maˈt̪i.ʃo] (Buenos Aires and environs)
• IPA^(key): /tomaˈtiʒo/ [t̪o.maˈt̪i.ʒo] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

 

• Rhymes: -iʝo

• Rhymes: -iʝo (most of Spain and Latin America)
• Rhymes: -iʎo (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -iʃo (Buenos Aires and environs)
• Rhymes: -iʒo (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

• Syllabification: to‧ma‧ti‧llo

Noun

tomatillo m (plural tomatillos)

1. tomatillo (fruit vegetable)
2. diminutive of tomate

   Synonym: tomatito

Further reading

• “tomatillo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024