tomaca

Catalan

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

(Balearic) IPA^(key): /toˈma.kə/

(Central) IPA^(key): /tuˈma.kə/

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

Noun

tomaca f (plural tomaques)

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

Further reading

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

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