tamarillo

[ tam-uh-ril-oh, -ree-yoh ]

noun,plural ta·ma·ril·los.
  1. the edible, plumlike fruit of a tree, Cyphomandra betacea, of the nightshade family, native to the Peruvian Andes.

  2. the tree itself.

Origin of tamarillo

1
1965–70; pseudo-Sp commercial name (originated in New Zealand); compare Spanish tomatillo, diminutive of tomatetomato
  • Also called tree tomato.

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British Dictionary definitions for tamarillo

tamarillo

/ (ˌtæməˈrɪləʊ) /


nounplural -los
  1. another name for tree tomato

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