pomodoro
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See also: pomo d'oro
Etymology
From Italian pomodoro (“tomato”). The time interval comes from the Pomodoro kitchen timer, which is in the shape of a tomato.
Noun
pomodoro (countable and uncountable, plural pomodoros or pomodori)
- (countable, rare) A variety of pear-shaped tomato from Italy; San Marzano tomato.
- 1956, Pulpit Digest - Volume 36, page 13:
- 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.
- 1964, Volume Feeding Institutions - Volume 54, page 89:
- Ingredients: Garlic cloves, crushed 2 or 3/White bread, broken in pieces 6 slices/Water 2 cups/Spanish olive oil 1 cup/Salt 1 tbsp./Tomatoes, fresh ripe, peeled and chopped 5 lbs./ or pomodoro tomatoes, sieved 2 qts./Onions, chopped 3/4 cup/Ice-cold water 1 1/2 cup /Pimiento or green pepper 1/4 cup/Wine vinegar 5 tbsp./ Salt and pepper to taste
- 2019 April 26, Suruchi Kapur Gomes, “'Bene' there, done that the Italian way”, in Deccan Chronicle:
- A trip through Italian hinterlands will take you past fields of pomodoro tomatoes, clusters of olive trees and past the famed black truffle hidden away in the forests.
- (uncountable) Ellipsis of pomodoro sauce.
- 1995, Louis E. Madison, San Francisco on a shoestring, page 125:
- 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.
- 1994, New York - Volume 27, Issues 10-13, page 77:
- Entrees include pizza with roasted vegetables; pizza margherita with tomato, fresh basil, and mozzarella; pizza with prosciutto, peppers, and onions; risotto of the day; rigatoni with pomodoro and Parmesan; radiatore puttanesca with capers, olives, anchovies, and garlic; fresh-spinach spaghetti primavera with garden vegetables, garlic, and oil; spaghetti Bolognese.
- A 25-minute time interval spent working (followed by a five-minute break), used as part of the Pomodoro time management system.
- 2010, Darja Šmite, Nils Brede Moe, Pär J. Ågerfalk, Agility Across Time and Space:
- If each pair works on 10 pomodoros per day, the total team capacity is 30 pomodoros per day.
- 2013, Tom Chatfield, Netymology: From Apps to Zombies:
- Each cycle of 25+ 5 minutes is defined as a 'pomodoro', and the idea of 'doing pomodoros' – usually in sets of four – has become standard practice among many programmers. It has also become a technique used outside of computing circles: a practice that's emblematic of the influence of the hacking mentality on life as a whole.
- 2014, Graham Allcott, A Practical Guide to Productivity:
- Break the task down into 25-minute dashes (pomodoros). How many pomodoros do you think you'll need to complete the activity?
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