pomato

English

Etymology

Blend of potato +‎ tomato

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /pəˈmeɪtəʊ/
• (US) IPA^(key): /pəˈmeɪtoʊ/, /pəˈmeɪtə/
• Rhymes: -eɪtəʊ

Noun

pomato (plural pomatoes)

1. A plant produced by grafting a tomato plant and a potato plant, producing cherry tomatoes on the vine and potatoes under the ground.

   Synonyms: potomato, topato

   • 1983, Water-related Technologies for Sustainable Agriculture in U.S. Arid/semiarid Lands:

     Combinations such as "pomatoes" do not have commercial value now, but investigators hope that closer crosses may.

Anagrams

• potamo-

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /poˈma.to/
• Rhymes: -ato
• Hyphenation: po‧mà‧to

Adjective

pomato (feminine pomata, masculine plural pomati, feminine plural pomate)

1. (heraldry) botony

   Synonym: pomettato