"tomatillo" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-tomatillo.wav Forms: tomatillos [plural], tomatilloes [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish tomatillo, diminutive of tomate (“tomato”), ultimately from Classical Nahuatl tomatl. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|es|tomatillo}} Spanish tomatillo, {{der|en|nci|tomatl}} Classical Nahuatl tomatl Head templates: {{en-noun|s|es}} 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. Wikipedia link: tomatillo Categories (lifeform): Groundcherries, Vegetables Related terms: uchuva Translations (Physalis philadelphica): miltomatl (Classical Nahuatl), tomatillo (Finnish), tomatille [feminine] (French), tomatillo [masculine] (Spanish), miltomate (Spanish)

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