Tomato in Malayalam
Tomato is തക്കാളി (thakkali), heard in every vegetable market in Kerala. The doubled kk is clipped and the th is soft. Nothing else is used for it in shops or recipes.
Most common translation
Tomato.
അമ്മ കറിയിൽ തക്കാളി അരിഞ്ഞിട്ടു.
amma kariyil thakkali arinjittu.
Mother chopped tomato into the curry.
Dictionary entry
- തക്കാളി (thakkali) — Tomato.
തക്കാളി (thakkali) is the only entry, and it serves for the fruit and the plant alike.
Common questions
How do you say tomato in Malayalam?
തക്കാളി (thakkali) is the Malayalam word for tomato.
Is it used for the plant as well as the fruit?
Yes, the same word covers both.