mango
mango
Definition
mango (maŋ′gō)
noun pl. -·goes or -·gos
- a yellow-red, oblong tropical fruit with thick rind, somewhat acid and juicy pulp, and a hard stone: it is eaten when ripe, or preserved or pickled when unripe
- the tropical, evergreen, Asiatic tree (Mangifera indica) of the cashew family on which it grows
Etymology: Port manga < Malay maṅga < Tamil mān-kāy < mān, mango tree + kāy, fruit
mango
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- dice: Mix diced mango with finely chopped fresh red chili and chopped fresh coriander.
- chop: Transfer to a bowl and stir in finely chopped mango and cucumber, onion, lime juice and the cider or juice.
- slice: Peel and thinly slice mango ( its GI score is reduced by the protein in the mackerel ).
- dry: Except for dried mango, I forgot about that.
- eat: To eat the mango you have to cut it with a sharp knife.
- contain: Our luscious Exotic Fruit Cake contains mango, coconut and banana and is topped with dried apricots and cherries.
Adjective modifier
- ripe: Despite using four ripe mangos, I can't taste them.
- fresh: Try slightly cool drinks made with rose water, or milk blended with dates or fresh mangos.
- green: As the legend goes Kartik exhorted people to tie green mango leaves to the doorway signifying a good crop and general well-being.
- large: Climbing into my car this morning a large mango was waiting for me.
- bush: Some NTFPs exist in abundance in several areas of the forest, e.g. cane rope, bush mango, salas and hot leaves.
- old: The gigantic speckled maroon vole egregiously turned its nose up at the moldy old mango.
Modifies a noun
- chutney: We also found out that the mango chutney is the best part of a curry.
- salsa: My daughter opted for a homemade burger and chips, served with a mango salsa sauce, also at £ 6.95.
- orchard: The use of these blocks in mango orchards was shown to reduce losses from 20 % to zero.
- juice: Then we come to the drinks " Fresh mango juice please " .
- salad: Hot red coconut curries, sour prawn soup, green mango salad, pungent shrimp paste; delicious.
- plantation: Buy gifts that grow, a mango plantation, books, desks for a school or train a teacher.
Noun used with modifier
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