Mango Definition
mănggō
mangoes, mangos
noun
mangoes, mangos
The tropical, evergreen, Asian tree (Mangifera indica) of the cashew family on which it grows.
Webster's New World
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.
Webster's New World
A bell pepper, especially a green one.
American Heritage
A type of muskmelon, Cucumis melo.
Wiktionary
Any of various hummingbirds of the genus Anthracothorax. (Also often capitalized: Mango)
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Synonyms:
- mango tree
- Mangifera indica
verb
(uncommon) To stuff and pickle (a fruit).
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Other Word Forms of Mango
Noun
Singular:
mango
Plural:
mangoes, mangosOrigin of Mango
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From Portuguese manga, from Malay mangga, from Tamil மாங்காய் (māṅkāy) from மா (mā, “mango species") + காய் (kāy, “unripe fruit").
From Wiktionary
From Portuguese manga fruit of the mango tree from Malayalam māṅṅa or a kindred Dravidian source Tamil mā mānti, māti
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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