The word " tomaticán " is formed pro two voices: " tomati " or tomato voice that comes from the Nahuatl ( tomatl ) passing to the Spanish it is " tomato " and to be in contact with the quichua language changes--and by the-i being " tomati ". The suffix - can is the quichua of verb " 34 cay; ( be ) and it means " ". Therefore the literal meaning is: " is tomato " or " is tomato " indicating that is made from tomato.