- The
Aztecs raised several varieties of tomato, with red
tomatoes called xitomatl and
green tomatoes (physalis)
called tomatl (tomatillo).
Bernardino de...
- The
Aztecs called (red)
tomatoes xitōmatl,
whereas the
green tomatillo was
called tōmatl; the
latter is the
source for the
English word tomato....
-
simply tomate (in
which case the
tomato is
called jitomate from
Nahuatl xitomatl). The
tomatillo genus name
Physalis is from New
Latin physalis, coined...
- and
adopted many
terms from
native languages such
aguacate (avocado) and
xitomatl that
became tomate (tomato). The book ends by
demonstrating just how much...
-
Cacaloxochitl Cacalosúchil
Plumeria rubra; a
tropical dedicious tree
Kamatis Xitomatl Jitomates Tomato Kamatsile Cuamóchitl Guamúchil
Pithecellobium dulce; a...
- (see
Physalis philadelphica)
tomato from
Spanish tomate, from
Nahuatl xitomatl torero from toro, "bull"
tornado from
Spanish tronada, "thunderstorm",...
- pāpālōtl [paːˈpaːloːt͡ɬ] "butterfly"; and
jitomate "tomato" <
Nahuatl xītomatl [ʃiːˈtomat͡ɬ]. For a more
complete list see List of
Spanish words of Nahuatl...
- pāpālōtl [paːˈpaːloːt͡ɬ] "butterfly"; and
jitomate "tomato" <
Nahuatl xītomatl [ʃiːˈtomat͡ɬ]. For a more
complete list see List of
Spanish words of Nahuatl...
-
Alonzo de
Avalos was
given this area as an
encomienda (land grant).
Chief Xitomatl, who then
governed the area
between Chapala,
Jalisco and Jocotepec, submitted...
