tomaca

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish tomate, from Classical Nahuatl tomatl. In form influenced by pataca, a variant of patata (“potato”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Central) [tuˈma.kə]

IPA^(key): (Balearic) [toˈma.kə]

IPA^(key): (Valencian) [toˈma.ka]
Audio (Valencian) (file)

Noun

tomaca f (plural tomaques)

tomato (fruit)
Synonyms: tomàquet, tomata, tomàtec, tomacó, tomàtiga, tomàtic, domàtiga

Descendants

→ Spanish: tumaca

Further reading

“tomaca” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

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