pomodoro

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pomodoro

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From Italian pomodoro (“tomato”). The time interval comes from the Pomodoro kitchen timer, which is in the shape of a tomato.

noun pomodoros · pomodori

countable, rare A variety of pear-shaped tomato from Italy; San Marzano tomato. Then she saw her first can of pomodoros, pear-shaped tomatoes grown and packed in Italy. She took a can home, and she was sure that pomodoros had more tang than our native tomatoes.
abbreviation, ellipsis, uncountable Ellipsis of pomodoro sauce Pastas, with soup & homemade bread — spaghetti with fresh garlic & olive oil $8.95, with pomodoro $8.95, with meatballs or Sicilian sausage $9.95, with prosciutto & olives $10.95, cannelloni $9.95, lasagna Siciliana $9.95, with fresh clams in a white wine sauce $10.95.
countable, uncountable A 25-minute time interval spent working (followed by a five-minute break), used as part of the Pomodoro time management system. If each pair works on 10 pomodoros per day, the total team capacity is 30 pomodoros per day.

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@misc{pomodoro_2026,
  title = {pomodoro},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pomodoro},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}