tomatoes
The plural of "tomato" is tomatoes.
Some nouns that end in o add -es to make the plural, and tomato is one of them.
Meaning: a red juicy fruit eaten as a vegetable (noun)
How does it change in a sentence?
Use a plural verb with tomatoes: the tomatoes are. The possessive plural adds only an apostrophe: tomatoes'.
How do you pronounce it?
tomato is pronounced /təˈmɑː.təʊ/. The plural ending sounds like /z/.
Did you know?
- At a school spelling bee in 1992, US Vice President Dan Quayle wrongly corrected a student's spelling of potato to potatoe. The plural potatoes has an e, but the singular does not.
Examples in context
- I bought five tomatoes.Singular: I bought a tomato.
- Tomatoes grow well in the sun.Singular: A tomato grows well in the sun.
