Definition of "pomodoro"
pomodoro
noun
countable and uncountable, plural pomodoros or pomodori
(countable, rare) A variety of pear-shaped tomato from Italy; San Marzano tomato.
Quotations
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
1964, Volume Feeding Institutions - Volume 54, page 89
(uncountable) Ellipsis of pomodoro sauce.
Quotations
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.
1995, Louis E. Madison, San Francisco on a shoestring, page 125
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.
1994, New York - Volume 27, Issues 10-13, page 77
A 25-minute time interval spent working (followed by a five-minute break), used as part of the Pomodoro time management system.
Quotations
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.
2013, Tom Chatfield, Netymology: From Apps to Zombies