clamato

English

Etymology

From Clamato, a blend of clam +‎ tomato trademarked (if not coined) by Mott's.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kləˈmeɪtəʊ/, /kləˈmɑːtəʊ/

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Noun

clamato (countable and uncountable, plural clamatos)

1. A beverage made from clam juice and tomato juice (especially this concoction as produced by Mott's) used to make Bloody Caesar cocktails.
   • 2005, Zadie Smith, On Beauty, Penguin Books (2006), page 10:

     Howard watched his wife calmly pour herself a third glass of clamato juice.

Italian

Participle

clamato (feminine clamata, masculine plural clamati, feminine plural clamate)

1. past participle of clamare

Anagrams

• calmato, colmata

Latin

Verb

clāmātō

1. second/third-person singular future active imperative of clāmō

Participle

clāmātō

1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of clāmātus