What does tomate in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word tomate in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use tomate in Spanish.

The word tomate in Spanish means tomato, hole, fuss, to-do, tomato, something's up, bright red, blush bright red, ketchup, catsup, tomato sauce, beefsteak tomato, tomatillo, tomatoes on the vine, vine tomatoes, peeled and seeded tomatoes, beefsteak tomato, green tomato, what a mess!. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word tomate

tomato

nombre masculino (fruto)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La ensalada lleva tomate y lechuga.
The salad has tomato and lettuce.

hole

nombre masculino (roto en calcetín)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Menudo tomate se te ha hecho en el calcetín, se te ven todos los dedos.
That's a big hole you have in your sock, you can see all of your toes.

fuss, to-do

nombre masculino (coloquial (follón, lío)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Se lió un tomate tremendo en cuestión de segundos.
He made a huge fuss (or: to-do) within a matter of seconds.

tomato

nombre masculino (México (fruto de la tomatera)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Almorcé pasta con salsa de jitomate.
ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Jane went to her garden to pick some tomatoes.

something's up

expresión (informal (ES: hay lío) (colloquial)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Aquí hay tomate, mejor vamos a otro lado.
Something's up, we should go somewhere else.

bright red

locución adverbial (coloquial (ruborizado, sonrojado)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
-¿Estaba avergonzada? -Estaba como un tomate.

blush bright red

locución verbal (coloquial (ruborizarse, sonrojarse)

Se puso como un tomate cuando le solté el piropo.

ketchup, catsup

nombre femenino (Costa Rica (Ketchup)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Las papas fritas no me gustan solas; les pongo salsa de tomate.
I don't like French fries alone. I put ketchup on them.

tomato sauce

nombre femenino (tomate frito triturado)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Hoy cenamos carne con salsa de tomate.
Tonight we're having beef with tomato sauce.

beefsteak tomato

locución nominal masculina (tipo: manzano)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

tomatillo

locución nominal masculina (tipo: tomatillo)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

tomatoes on the vine

(empaque, presentación)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

vine tomatoes

(sin empaque)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

peeled and seeded tomatoes

(pelado y cocido)

(plural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors.")

beefsteak tomato

locución nominal masculina (tipo: bola)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

green tomato

(tipo, variedad)

El ingrediente secreto de la ensalada de mi abuela es tomate verde.
The secret ingredient of my grandmother's salad is green tomato.

what a mess!

expresión (qué lío)

(interjection: Exclamation--for example, "Oh no!" "Wow!")

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