Portuguese term (edited): tomate rasteiro; tomate envarado

These terms are not synonymous, they should be separated by a comma or semicolon instead of a slash, something like: tomate rasteiro; tomate envarado. Since they are not synonymous, ProZ requires two questions in this case, one question per term! Anyway, here’s what I found out.

There must be a typo or an error in the terminology. It should be “rasteiro” instead of “rasteira”, since “tomate” is a masculine-gender noun. A basic Portuguese grammar rule says that adjectives must agree with the noun for both number and gender!

I haven’t found a single credible source for “tomate rasteira”, but there are several for “tomate rasteiro”, including this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OVlv_qohqfw&t=156s

I suggest staying away from a technical translation. That’s not what these terms are all about. Plain English is best in both cases.

rasteiro: Que cresce, e fica, rente ao chão (planta rasteira). (Aulete Digital)

envarado: particípio de envarar
envarar: en + varar
varar: to stake
envarado: staked

ES tomate rastrero: EN creeping tomato
https://core.ac.uk/download/pdf/324183407.pdf

Example Sentences

“I can see racks of salted cod hanging and drying in the sea air, vegetable gardens throwing out vining crops, creeping tomatoes.” https://books.google.com/books?id=ppB8EAAAQBAJ&pg=PA317&lpg=...

“Soil cover is a major factor in the cultivation of creeping tomatoes, especially for in natura consumption.”

“Because of their height, staked tomatoes might be subject to wind damage and sunburn.” https://www.masterclass.com/articles/staking-tomatoes-guide