tomato的词源

英文词源

tomato (n.)

1753, earlier tomate (c. 1600), from Spanish tomate (mid-16c.) from Nahuatl (Aztecan) tomatl "a tomato," said to mean literally "the swelling fruit," from tomana "to swell." Spelling probably influenced by potato (1565). Slang meaning "an attractive girl" is recorded from 1929, on notion of juicy plumpness.

A member of the nightshade family, all of which contain poisonous alkaloids. Introduced in Europe from the New World, by 1550 they regularly were consumed in Italy but grown only as ornamental plants in England and not eaten there or in the U.S. at first. An encyclopedia of 1753 describes it as "a fruit eaten either stewed or raw by the Spaniards and Italians and by the Jew families of England." Introduced in U.S. 1789 as part of a program by then-Secretary of State Thomas Jefferson, but not commonly eaten until after c. 1830.

Alternative name love apple and alleged aphrodisiac qualities have not been satisfactorily explained; perhaps from Italian name pomodoro, taken as from adorare "to adore," but probably rather from d'or "of gold" (in reference to color) or de Moro "of the Moors."

中文词源

tomato：西红柿

西红柿原产墨西哥，印第安人叫它tamatl，进入西班牙语后写作tomate，进入英语后写作tomato.这种植物最初结一种枯萎多皱的果实，因而被误认为有害的。到了16世纪，人们又传说西红柿能刺激性欲。直到今天，法语还把西红柿叫作pomme d'amour（爱情之果），英语也有把西红柿叫作love apple的。

该词的英语词源请访问找单词词源英文版：tomato 词源，tomato 含义。

tomato：番茄，西红柿

来源于西班牙语

tomato：西红柿，番茄

来自古班牙语 tomate,来自南美土著语 tomatl,西红柿，拼写受 potato 影响俗化。

tomato：西红柿，番茄

来自古班牙语 tomate,来自南美土著语 tomatl,西红柿，拼写受 potato 影响俗化。