tomato-y

A form of tomatoey — Resembling or characteristic of tomatoes.

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Meanings

adjectivetomato-y (comparative more tomato-y, superlative most tomato-y)

comparative more tomato-y · superlative most tomato-y

  1. alternativeAlternative form of tomatoey.

    Season with shoyu and umeboshi vinegar to create the tomato-y taste that works for you.

    2004, Jessica Porter, The Hip Chick’s Guide to Macrobiotics: A Philosophy for Achieving a Radiant Mind and Fabulous Body, Avery, →ISBN
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    It can be clear clam broth or Manhattan clam chowder (red and tomato-y) or Boston clam chowder (a potatoed cream soup).

    1978 November, Ellen Stein, “Dining Out: Michigan’s Water Wonder: Seafood”, in Monthly Detroit, volume 1, number 8, page 21, column 3

    Those that were vine-ripened have a fresh tomato-y smell, whereas those gas-ripened are odorless.

    2013, Ruth Yaron, Super Baby Food: Your Complete Guide to What, When and How to Feed Your Baby and Toddler, 3rd edition, Peckville, Tenn.: F. J. Roberts Publishing Company, →ISBN

Origin

From tomato + -y.

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