Italian word of the day
| Pronunciation | |
| English translation | Tomato |
| Origin | From the Latin word pomum aureus, “golden apple” |
| Origin | |
| Translation | |
| IPA pronunciation | /ˌpomoˈdoːro/ |
Have you ever heard about the Pomodoro technique? This time management method borrows its name from this red Italian fruit. Or is it actually a vegetable?
Different forms of pomodoro
Like most nouns in Italian, pomodoro has two articles (definite or indefinite articles) and two numbers (singular or plural).
Un pomodoro
A tomato
Dei pomodori
Some tomatoes
Il pomodoro
The tomato
I pomodori
The tomatoes
Examples
| I pomodori acerbi sono verdi, non li raccogliere. | Unripe tomatoes are green, don’t pick them up. |
| Ho preparato dei pomodori ripieni per cena. | I made some stuffed tomatoes for dinner. |
| Oggi piove, non posso fare seccare i pomodori. | It rains today, I can’t dry the tomatoes. |
| Come si fanno maturare i pomodori? | How do you ripen tomatoes? |
| Su questa pizza c’è troppa passata di pomodoro. | There’s too much tomato sauce on this pizza. |
| Simone è diventato rosso come un pomodoro per l’imbarazzo. | Simone got as red as a tomato because he was embarassed. |
Expressions
| Passata di pomodoro | Tomato sauce | |
| Sugo di pomodoro | Tomato juice | |
| Conserva di pomodoro | Tomato juice | |
| Concentrato di pomodoro | Tomato paste |
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