tamarillo

tamarillo

English

Etymology

Coined in New Zealand as an invented name, but possibly influenced by Spanish tomatillo.

Noun

tamarillo (plural tamarillos)

1. A small tree or shrub (Solanum betaceum syn. Cyphomandra betacea) which bears edible fruits.
2. A fruit of that tree.

Synonyms

• tree tomato

Translations

Solanum betaceum

Finnish: puutomaatti (fi) French: tamarillo (fr) m, tomate en arbre f German: Tamarillo f, Baumtomate f

Japanese: タマリロ (tamariro) Russian: тамари́лло n (tamaríllo), тома́тное де́рево n (tomátnoje dérevo)

fruit

Finnish: puutomaatti (fi) French: tamarillo (fr) m, tomate en arbre f German: Tamarillo f, Baumtomate f

Japanese: タマリロ (tamariro) Maori: tōmato rākau Russian: тамари́лло n (tamaríllo)