#xitomatl
El primer indígena mexica al que se le ocurrió ponerle xitomatl a una tortilla de maiz en el año 200 a.C.:
Ah ok 👍🏻 está bueno

Un catalán salido de detrás de los arbustos: ASÍ NO SE HACE, NEN
September 13, 2026 at 11:30 AM
iirc, "tomate" in Spanish comes from "tomatl" in Nahuatl; "tomatillo" means "little tomate", which yes, very logical.

but "tomatl" actually refers to the tomatillo! the Nahuatl word for tomato is "xītomatl", meaning not "big tomatl" but "flayed tomatl", cause they're naked.
July 20, 2025 at 2:49 PM
"Oh, eine xītomatl, die im 16. Jhd. als Migrant aus Südamerika zu uns kam!"
August 17, 2025 at 12:27 PM
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Apr 17 (Year 2, Week 16)
- new CDC director nominated w/ credentials!
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Year 2, Week 16
Apr 11-17 - tomato/xitomatl
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April 18, 2026 at 6:05 AM
Schöner Beitrag über die Kulturgeschichte der Tomate (Xitomatl, Pomo d`Oro)

www.spektrum.de/kolumne/hemm...
Hemmer und Meßner erzählen: Kleine Geschichte eines unwahrscheinlich erfolgreichen Gemüses
Unsere Geschichtskolumnisten erzählen die Geschichte der Tomate
www.spektrum.de
February 7, 2025 at 11:52 AM
😋 Tanto sabor en tan poco volumen.

Día de nombrarlo con todas sus letras 🫶🏻

#xitomatl
🍅🍅🍅🍅
#LenguaMaterna
February 21, 2025 at 6:39 PM
STUFF I WRITE - PT. 6

Y'know those fun word listicles on Dictionary. com? I've written over half a dozen of 'em!

One of my favorites is this list of Nahuatl-derived words used in English, including avocado (ahuacatl), tomato (xitomatl), and chocolate (chihcolatl).

Read here: tinyurl.com/ydhrfht3
January 5, 2025 at 2:59 AM
O nome tomate vem da palavra náuatle (idioma dos astecas, ou melhor, mexicas) "tomatl" ou "xitomatl" que significam "Fruta suculenta".
O fruto e a palavra foram levados para a Europa onde hoje é um dos principais ingredientes culinários.
Mais um caso de europeus roubando cultura originária.
October 19, 2024 at 12:49 PM
Das ist eine Tomatenscheibe,
Dieser leitet sich von xītomatl ab, dem Wort für diese Frucht in der Aztekensprache Nahuatl. Umgangssprachlich wird vor allem die als Gemüse verwendete rote Frucht, die eine Beere ist, als Tomate bezeichnet
December 6, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Also, I made a #zine about #tomatoes. I tried to be a bit educational. It also has a funny shape!

ranarh.itch.io/xitomatl

#zinester #plants #salad #artzine #diecut #nahuatl #red #bumblebee #watercolour
July 30, 2025 at 7:28 PM
... Solanum lycopersicum var. cerasiforme, dating to 78,000 years ago. It's not 100% clear if cherry tomatoes are *directly descended* from pimps, or if they co-evolved or hybridized.

The Mexica ('Aztecs') cultivated multiple varieties & had dishes with red (xitomatl) & green tomatoes (tomatl)...
February 1, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Siehst du? Von mir kannst noch was lernen! ☝️😇
Xitomatl und Xokolatl 🍫
October 27, 2023 at 1:50 PM
I added free #community copies to a lot of #zines that didn't have any already: itch.io/c/6038312/zi...
By all means reach out if you need more copies. I'd rather people like them than get rich off them. Seriously.

#zinester #ttrpg #artbook #indiepress #books #tomatoes
May 15, 2026 at 2:03 PM
Did you know?

Tomate, pomodoro, paradajz. Same fruit, three metaphors.

The Aztec word tomat- spread through Spanish.
Italy saw yellow tomatoes and called them pomo d'oro.
Central European languages named it after Eden.

multilinguo.app

#etymology #linguistics #polyglot
July 6, 2026 at 12:29 PM
Might surprise you but "tomato" does not come from Italy, not the plant, nor the word. It comes from the Mexican (náhuatl) word xitomatl, in some places found as xic-tomatl.
August 18, 2023 at 1:28 PM
Antes de que había un xitomatl en Italia, cómo se hacían las πίτες?
March 29, 2026 at 11:00 PM
#Xitomatl
Gute Erinnerung an die Superpower der
www.arte.tv/de/videos/12...
und mit neuen Ideen zur Vertomatung selbiger😲😍!
#tvtipp
Zu Tisch mit Lucie - Kitchen Hacks - Tomate - Die ganze Doku | ARTE
Von der gefürchteten Giftpflanze zum saftig-fruchtigen Liebling: Die Tomate gehört zu den verbreitetsten Obstsorten, die es über den großen Teich nach Europa geschafft hat. Moderatorin Lucie zaubert T...
www.arte.tv
May 7, 2026 at 11:12 AM
xitomatl: tomates grandes colorados, ama-
rillos y blancos.2 fruta que echan en los
guisados en lugar de agraz.1
August 18, 2023 at 1:29 PM
That would be like a Mexican telling an Italian "que 'pomodoro' ni que nada, son 'jitomates!" Or even better, "xitomatl"
December 12, 2023 at 4:58 AM
Spaniards: what is this called? 🍅
Mexica: xītomatl
Spaniards: jitomate 👍 and this? 🍫
Mexica: chocolātl
Spaniards: chocolate 👍 and this? 🍦🌺
Mexica: tlīlxōchitl
Spaniards:
July 9, 2023 at 9:42 AM
They cultivated many varieties of the wild tomatl at least 2500 years ago, like xitomatl — which means “plump thing with a navel.”"
April 12, 2025 at 1:46 AM