tomatillo

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Meaning

Noun

  • A plant of the nightshade family originating in Mexico, Physalis philadelphica (species), cultivated for its tomato-like green to green-purple fruit surrounded by a thin papery skin.

Origin

  • Borrowed from Spanish tomatillo (diminutive of tomate), ultimately from Classical Nahuatl tomatl.

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