tomatillo C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˌtoʊməˈtiːoʊ/ UK /ˌtɒməˈtiːəʊ/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun a small green tomato-like fruit enclosed in a papery husk She roasted the tomatillo to make a tangy green salsa. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a small green tomato-like... husk tomato Word family Related forms tomato Etymology AI details From Mexican Spanish tomatillo, diminutive of tomate ('tomato'), from Nahuatl tomatl. tomatillo Spanish tomatl nci View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # tomatillo **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˌtoʊməˈtiːoʊ/ **IPA (UK):** /ˌtɒməˈtiːəʊ/ ## Meanings 1. a small green tomato-like fruit enclosed in a papery husk ## Examples - She roasted the tomatillo to make a tangy green salsa. ## Synonyms - husk tomato ## Related Forms - tomato ## Roots and Affixes - Root: tomatillo - Root: tomatl ## Etymology From Mexican Spanish tomatillo, diminutive of tomate ('tomato'), from Nahuatl tomatl. ## AI Etymology Tomatillo is from Mexican Spanish tomatillo, diminutive of tomate ('tomato'), from Nahuatl tomatl. Important recorded forms include tomatillo (Spanish) and tomatl (Nahuatl). The modern sense continues the older lexical line without requiring a separate origin. In current use it covers a small green tomato-like fruit enclosed in a papery husk. The wider family includes related words such as tomato. ## Topics - Describing Qualities markdown