Italian word of the day
| Origin | From the Latin word pomum aureus, “golden apple” |
| Translation | Tomato |
| 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?
Il pomodoro
The tomato
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
Literally: Tomato puree
Sugo di pomodoro
Tomato juice
Literally: Tomato juice
Conserva di pomodoro
Tomato juice
Literally: Tomato compote
Concentrato di pomodoro
Tomato paste
Literally: Tomato concentrate
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