mango
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mango¹
- /ˈmæŋɡəʊ/ UK
- /ˈmaŋɡəw/ British, Southern, Standard
- /ˈmæŋɡoʊ/ US
- /ˈmeɪŋɡoʊ/ US
- /ˈmæŋɡəʉ̯/ Australia
- /ˈmɛŋɡɐʉ̯/ New Zealand
- /ˈmaŋɡo/ Scotland
- /ˈmaŋɡoː/ Wales
Rhymes with -æŋɡəʊ
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Portuguese manga, from Malayalam മാങ്ങ (māṅṅa) / Tamil மாங்காய் (māṅkāy), possibly via Malay mangga, ultimately from Proto-South Dravidian *mām-kāy (“unripe mango”), a compound of *mām (“mango tree”) + *kāy (“unripe fruit”). First used for the fruit as early as the 1580s and the tree by the 1670s. The etymology of the -o ending is not certain.
noun mangoes · mangos · manga · mangoe
- Any of species Mangifera indica of tropical Asian fruit trees. On the hot days, he would lie in the shade of a mango and let little Eugenia clamber over his belly and tug at his beard.
- Fruit of the mango tree. And I have one [bezoar] form'd round the Stone of that great Plum, which comes pickled from thence, and is called Mango.
- A pickled vegetable or fruit with a spicy stuffing; a vegetable or fruit which has been mangoed. In Pennsylvania and western Maryland, mangoes were generally made with green bell peppers.
- A green bell pepper suitable for pickling. Mango peppers by the dozen, if owned by the careful housewife, would gladden the appetite or disposition of any epicure or scold.
- A type of muskmelon, Cucumis melo.
- Any of various hummingbirds of the genus Anthracothorax.
- A yellow-orange color, like that of mango flesh.
- The breasts.
verb mangoes · mangoing · mangoed · manga · mangoe
- To stuff and pickle (a fruit). Although any melon may be used before it is quite ripe, yet there is a particular sort for this purpose, which the gardeners know, and should be mangoed soon after they are gathered.
Mango²
proper noun
- Ellipsis of Mango Island
- Ellipsis of Mango Township
Mango³
Where it comes from
From Mango ma21 ŋo21.
proper noun
- a language spoken in China
Mango⁴
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Mango Mango.
proper noun
- a language spoken in Chad
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: mangifera indica, mango tree, chutney, milkshake, mangue, shank, shaft, handle, yue, manga, amba, aam, stonefruit, mangifera, mangga, kent
Translations
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noun tropical fruit tree Mangifera indica
| Español | árbol de mango |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 망고 manggo |
| 日本語 | マンゴー mangō |
| 中文 | 芒果樹 /芒果树 mángguǒshù |
| हिन्दी | आम ām |
| Kiswahili | mwembe |
| Português | mangueira |
| Français | manguier |
| Deutsch | Mangobaum |
| Русский | ма́нго mángo |
| Tiếng Việt | xoài |
| العربية | مَنْجُو mangū, مَنْجُو manjū, مَنْجَا mangā, مَنْجَا manjā, مَانْجُو mangō |
| עברית | מַנְגּוֹ mángo |
noun fruit
| Español | mango, manga, mangó |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 망고 manggo |
| 日本語 | マンゴー mangō |
| 中文 | 芒果 mángguǒ |
| हिन्दी | आम ām |
| Kiswahili | embe |
| Português | manga |
| Français | mangue |
| Deutsch | Mango |
| Italiano | mango |
| Ελληνικά | μάνγκο mángko |
| Română | mango |
| Русский | ма́нго mángo |
| Tiếng Việt | xoài, quả xoài, trái xoài |
| العربية | مَنْجُو mangū, مَنْجُو manjū, مَنْجَا mangā, مَنْجَا manjā |
| עברית | מַנְגּוֹ mángo |
noun hummingbird of the genus Anthracothorax
| Français | mango |
|---|
Talk about this word "mango." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/mango. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. mango. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/mango "mango." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/mango.Cite this
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title = {mango},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/mango},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
