Tomatillo Definition
tōmə-tēyō, -tēlyō
tomatillos
noun
A small, round fruit with a papery husk, used as a vegetable in Mexican cooking: yellow to purple when ripe, but cooked while still green.
Webster's New World
The plant (Physalis ixocarpa) on which this fruit grows.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
- Physalis philadelphica
- purple ground cherry
- miltomate
- jamberry
- Physalis ixocarpa
- Mexican husk tomato
- husk-tomato
Other Word Forms of Tomatillo
Noun
Singular:
tomatillo
Plural:
tomatillosOrigin of Tomatillo
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American Spanish diminutive of tomate tomato tomato
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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