tomatillo

== English == === 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/ === Noun === tomatillo (plural tomatillos or tomatilloes) 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 ==== ==== 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 tomatillo, Physalis philadelphica ==== Declension ==== ==== Hypernyms ==== lyhtykoiso ==== Derived terms ==== meksikontomatillo == Spanish == === Etymology === From tomate +‎ -illo, from Classical Nahuatl tomatl. === Pronunciation === Syllabification: to‧ma‧ti‧llo === Noun === tomatillo m (plural tomatillos) tomatillo (fruit vegetable) diminutive of tomate Synonym: tomatito === Further reading === “tomatillo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025