'mater

US/ˈmeɪtɚ/

A form of tomato — A widely cultivated plant, Solanum lycopersicum, having edible fruit.

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Meanings

noun'mater (plural 'maters)

plural 'maters · alternative mater

  1. AppalachiaSouthern USabbreviationcontractioninformalContraction of tomato.

    'mater sandwich

Origin

Clipping of a dialectal pronunciation of tomato such as tomater (or the also-attested dialectal rendering termater) with intrusive rhotacism. Compare tater (“potato”) and 'naner (“banana”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with 'mater

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Cite this entry
APA

'mater. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/'mater

MLA

“'mater.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/'mater. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “'mater,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/'mater.

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