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单词 tamarillo
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Definition of tamarillo in English:

tamarillo

nounPlural tamarillos ˌtaməˈrɪləʊˌtaməˈrilō
  • 1A tropical South American plant of the nightshade family, which bears edible egg-shaped red fruits.

    〈主澳/新西兰〉树番茄。亦称TREE TOMATO

    Cyphomandra betaceae, family Solanaceae

    Also called tree tomato
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The tamarillo is generally believed to be native to the Andes of Peru and probably also, Chile, Ecuador and Bolivia.
    • Tamarillos were first introduced into New Zealand from Asia in the late 1800s.
    • The tamarillo is subtropical rather than tropical and flourishes between 5,000 and 10,000 ft. in its Andean homeland.
    • Four of the 14 orders deal with commodity levies, which are voted upon by growers of tamarillos, meat, wool, and wine grapes.
    1. 1.1 The fruit of the tamarillo.
      树番茄果实
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Place the beef, tamarillos, onion and kumara in a casserole dish.
      • Last winter, I was given a large bag of small, end-of-season tamarillos.
      • Products like buttercup squash, table grapes, chestnuts, persimmons, avocados, tamarillos, boysenberries, and Nashi Asian pears, just demonstrate the wide diversity of horticultural exports from New Zealand to overseas markets.
      • In restaurants, we are offered anything from the faintly recognisable tamarillo or star anise ice-cream to absurd flavours such as anchovy or haggis.
      • And a good tonic it is, according to recent research, which shows that tamarillos rate very well as a source of antioxidants compared with other common fruit and vegetables.

Origin

1960s (originally NZ): an invented name, perhaps suggested by Spanish tomatillo, diminutive of tomate 'tomato'.

Rhymes

armadillo, billow, cigarillo, Murillo, Negrillo, peccadillo, pillow, Utrillo, willow

Definition of tamarillo in US English:

tamarillo

nounˌtaməˈrilō
  • 1A tropical South American plant of the nightshade family, which bears edible egg-shaped red fruits.

    〈主澳/新西兰〉树番茄。亦称TREE TOMATO

    Cyphomandra betacea, family Solanaceae

    Also called tree tomato
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The tamarillo is generally believed to be native to the Andes of Peru and probably also, Chile, Ecuador and Bolivia.
    • The tamarillo is subtropical rather than tropical and flourishes between 5,000 and 10,000 ft. in its Andean homeland.
    • Tamarillos were first introduced into New Zealand from Asia in the late 1800s.
    • Four of the 14 orders deal with commodity levies, which are voted upon by growers of tamarillos, meat, wool, and wine grapes.
    1. 1.1 The fruit of the tamarillo.
      树番茄果实
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Last winter, I was given a large bag of small, end-of-season tamarillos.
      • Place the beef, tamarillos, onion and kumara in a casserole dish.
      • And a good tonic it is, according to recent research, which shows that tamarillos rate very well as a source of antioxidants compared with other common fruit and vegetables.
      • Products like buttercup squash, table grapes, chestnuts, persimmons, avocados, tamarillos, boysenberries, and Nashi Asian pears, just demonstrate the wide diversity of horticultural exports from New Zealand to overseas markets.
      • In restaurants, we are offered anything from the faintly recognisable tamarillo or star anise ice-cream to absurd flavours such as anchovy or haggis.

Origin

1960s (originally NZ): an invented name, perhaps suggested by Spanish tomatillo, diminutive of tomate ‘tomato’.

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