Etymology

pomodoro

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Today it means: A variety of pear-shaped tomato from Italy; San Marzano tomato. Full definition →

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The story

  1. Italian · borrowed frompomodoro“tomato”
  2. English todaypomodoro

From Italian pomodoro (“tomato”). The time interval comes from the Pomodoro kitchen timer, which is in the shape of a tomato.

Words from the same roots

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pomodoro sauce

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