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n. - Small edible yellow to purple fruit enclosed in a bladderlike husk.

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  • The tomatillo is in the Solanaceae (nightshade) family.
  • Enchiladas in tomatillo cream sauce: Enchiladas suizas by
  • In the USA and other English-speaking places, the tomate is known as tomatillo (note that the English word ends in 'o').
  • The basis of a mole verde is the tomate verde, called a "tomatillo" north of the border.
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