1@Lip-PalmBack 1@NearRadialHand-O@CenterChesthigh-PalmDown

American Sign Language

Alternative forms

• The index finger may temporarily retract into an X shape as it moves down, then return to a 1 shape before it reaches the nondominant hand.

Etymology

Compound of 1@Chin-PalmBack X@NearChin-PalmBack (“red”) and an illustration of slicing a round fruit with a knife.

Production

• This two-handed ASL sign is produced as follows:
  1. Posture the dominant hand in the “1” handshape on the lower lip, dominant palm facing back.
  2. Move the dominant hand down so the index finger brushes the radial side of the nondominant hand.
  3. Posture the nondominant hand in the “O” handshape in front of the center of the chest, nondominant palm facing down. Posture the dominant hand in the “1” handshape within a few inches of the radial (thumb) side of the nondominant hand.

Noun

Upload png, jpg, or gif image. (ASL gloss: TOMATO)

1. tomato