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(to-ma-til-lo) 4 syllables

Definition

noun. a small; round fruit with a papery husk; used as a vegetable in Mexican cooking; yellow to purple when ripe; but cooked while still green the plant Physalis ixocarpa on which this fruit grows

Example Sentence

I had a tomatillo after dinner.

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