tomato

• トマト

南米先住民の言葉「tomatl」（トマト）に由来する古パンゲ語の「tomate」（トマテ）から。

tomato (n.)

1753, earlier tomate (c. 1600), from Spanish tomate (mid-16c.) from Nahuatl (Aztecan) tomatl "a tomato," said to mean literally "the swelling fruit," from tomana "to swell." Spelling probably influenced by potato (1565). Slang meaning "an attractive girl" is recorded from 1929, on notion of juicy plumpness.

A member of the nightshade family, all of which contain poisonous alkaloids. Introduced in Europe from the New World, by 1550 they regularly were consumed in Italy but grown only as ornamental plants in England and not eaten there or in the U.S. at first. An encyclopedia of 1753 describes it as "a fruit eaten either stewed or raw by the Spaniards and Italians and by the Jew families of England." Introduced in U.S. 1789 as part of a program by then-Secretary of State Thomas Jefferson, but not commonly eaten until after c. 1830.

Alternative name love apple and alleged aphrodisiac qualities have not been satisfactorily explained; perhaps from Italian name pomodoro, taken as from adorare "to adore," but probably rather from d'or "of gold" (in reference to color) or de Moro "of the Moors."

1. There 'snothing like fresh basil to put a zing into a tomato sauce.

トマトソースに何を加えても少し新鮮な紫蘇を加えたほうが味が引き立ちます。

2.Norman cut open his pie and squirted tomato sauce into it.

ノルマンは自分のパイを切り、中にケチャップを押し込んだ。

3.Scatter the tomato over,then dress the salad.

トマトを上に散らし、サラダにドレッシングをかける。

4.Berti 's clear tomato soup is deliciously light.

ベルティで作ったトマトコンソメスープはあっさりしていておいしい。

5.Add tomato paste，salt and pepper to taste.

適宜ケチャップ、塩、こしょうを添加する。