עַגְבָנִיָּה
Meanings
Feminine noun
1. tomato (a widely cultivated plant, Solanum lycopersicum, having edible fruit)
2. tomato (the savory fruit of this plant, most often red when ripe, treated as a vegetable in horticulture and cooking)
Pronunciation
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Examples23
הַאִם טום אוֹהֵב עַגְבָנִיּוֹת?
Does Tom like tomatoes?
לעַגְבָנִיּוֹת האלה אֵין טַעַם.
These tomatoes are tasteless.
הָעַגְבָנִיּוֹת האלה חֲסֵרוֹת טַעַם.
These tomatoes are tasteless.
אֲנִי לוֹקֵחַ עַגְבָנִיָּה.
I'll have a tomato.
לְפִי־ הַגְדָּרָה קפדנית, עַגְבָנִיָּה הִיא פְּרִי.
In the strict sense, tomatoes are a fruit.
הוּא אוֹכֵל עַגְבָנִיָּה.
He's eating a tomato.