mango

[ mang-goh ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, plural man·goes, man·gos.

the oblong, sweet fruit of a tropical tree, Mangifera indica, of the cashew family, eaten ripe, or preserved or pickled.
the tree itself.
Midland U.S. chiefly the Ohio Valley. a sweet pepper.
Ornithology. any of several large hummingbirds of the genus Anthracothorax.

mango

/ ˈmæŋɡəʊ /

a tropical Asian anacardiaceous evergreen tree, Mangifera indica, cultivated in the tropics for its fruit
the ovoid edible fruit of this tree, having a smooth rind and sweet juicy orange-yellow flesh

Origin of mango¹

1575–85; < Portuguese manga, probably < Malayalam māṅṅa

Origin of mango¹

C16: via Portuguese from Malay mangā, from Tamil mānkāy from mān mango tree + kāy fruit

It's a bright, drinkable IPA made with dry American hops giving the nose hints of mango and passion fruit.

Bats that had once lived deep in the forest were now eking out a living on mango trees and near pig farms.

Several varieties of banana grow here, and mango season on the island is huge.

A riot of leaves walls off a bend in the river, a curtain of vines cascades from impossibly tall mango trees.

Mango Launches Plus-Size Line: Spanish retailer Mango has announced its addition of a plus-size line, Violetta by Mango.

The building, a mosque-like structure of considerable size, was situated in the midst of a grove of mango trees.

There are three mango trees here, which are very remarkable, from their age and size.

Their principal location is upon some of the immense mango-trees in the suburbs of Durgakund.

By the time we reached home, Kopee had buried his face in an enormous mango and was covered with the juice.

The mango has also been introduced from India, and has taken to the Shir Highlands as to a second home.

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