English

Noun

tomatillo ‎(plural tomatillos or tomatilloes)

1. A fruit of the genus Physalis, resembling the tomato but surrounded by a thin papery skin.

Related terms

• uchuva

Spanish

Etymology

tomate +‎ -illo From Classical Nahuatl tomatl

Noun

tomatillo m ‎(plural tomatillos)

1. tomatillo (fruit vegetable)
2. diminutive of tomate