'mater
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Shortening of a dialectal pronunciation of tomato (or the also-attested dialectal rendering termater) with intrusive rhotacism. Compare tater (“potato”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
'mater (plural 'maters)
- (Southern US, Appalachia, informal) Tomato.
- 'mater sandwich