How to pronounce “tomato”
Say “tomato” in 3 beats
tomato
/təˈmeɪˌtoʊ/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /təmɑːtəʊ/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- tomtə
- atmeɪstress
- otoʊ
- IPA (American)
- /təˈmeɪˌtoʊ/
- IPA (British)
- /təmɑːtəʊ/
- Also accepted
- /təˈmɑˌtoʊ/
- Respelling
- tuh-MAY-toh
- Syllables
- 3 — tom-AT-o
- Stress
- Stress the second syllable: tom-AT-o. “at” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
- Part of speech
- noun
- Difficulty
- Pro — the sounds are ordinary, the rhythm is where it slips
American and British are not the same here
/təˈmeɪˌtoʊ/
/təmɑːtəʊ/
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What “tomato” means
- noun
mildly acid red or yellow pulpy fruit eaten as a vegetable
- noun
native to South America; widely cultivated in many varieties
Say it in a sentence
“A ripe tomato from the garden tastes nothing like a shop one.”“tomato”, answered
How do you pronounce “tomato”?
“tomato” is pronounced /təˈmeɪˌtoʊ/ (tuh-MAY-toh) in American English and /təmɑːtəʊ/ in British English, and /təˈmɑˌtoʊ/ is also accepted — 3 syllables, stressed on “at”. Build it as tom-AT-o, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “tomato” have?
3: tom · at · o. The beat lands on the second, “at”.
Is “tomato” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /təˈmeɪˌtoʊ/ (tuh-MAY-toh); British English says /təmɑːtəʊ/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “tomato” mean?
As a noun: mildly acid red or yellow pulpy fruit eaten as a vegetable For example: “A ripe tomato from the garden tastes nothing like a shop one.” It carries 1 other sense as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “tomato”?
Stress the second syllable: tom-AT-o. “at” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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