tomatillo
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tomatillo /ˌtɒməˈtɪləʊ, -ˈtiːjəʊ, -ˈtiːljəʊ/
▶noun (pl. tomatillos)
- 1 an edible purple or yellow fruit used for sauces and preserves.
- 2 the Mexican plant which bears tomatillos. [Physalis philadelphica.]
– origin early 20th cent.: from Sp., dimin. of tomate ‘tomato’.
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