mango

American  

[mang-goh] / ˈmæŋ goʊ /

noun

plural

mangoes, mangos

1. the oblong, sweet fruit of a tropical tree, Mangifera indica, of the cashew family, eaten ripe, or preserved or pickled.

2. the tree itself.

3. Midland U.S. chiefly the Ohio Valley. a sweet pepper.

4. Ornithology. any of several large hummingbirds of the genus Anthracothorax.

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mango British  

/ ˈmæŋɡəʊ /

noun

1. a tropical Asian anacardiaceous evergreen tree, Mangifera indica, cultivated in the tropics for its fruit

2. the ovoid edible fruit of this tree, having a smooth rind and sweet juicy orange-yellow flesh

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Usage

What is a mango? A mango is a tropical fruit that grows from the Mangifera indica tree. The word mango is also sometimes used to refer to this species of tree.Mangoes have smooth rinds and soft, sweet flesh that surrounds a relatively large seed. Unripe mangoes are usually green in color and change to yellow, orange, red, purple, or a combination of colors as they ripen. Mangoes are high in vitamin C and contain a variety of other vitamins and minerals.There are hundreds of different varieties of mangoes grown around the world. They vary widely in flavor, ripening season, geographic region, seed-to-flesh ratio, and many other aspects. Many connoisseurs consider some of the Pakistani varieties to be the best.Example: Alya will tell you that you’re eating a mango properly when you’re slurping it up and the juice is running down your arm.

Etymology

Origin of mango

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

Example Sentences

The family farm had been growing coconuts and mango, but he had another crop in mind - dragon fruit.

From BBC

Officials worked late nights on their Golden Plan, fueled by snacks of sesame bread and mango.

From The Wall Street Journal

Bananas, mangoes, pineapples and off-season berries and vegetables are all exposed to higher input costs, Lempert added, and consumers could pay between 5% and 20% more by the fall, depending on produce origin.

From MarketWatch

Coffee and fruit is a popular pairing among Vietnam’s younger drinkers, including those inside Blackbird’s Old Quarter location, where teens and 20-somethings sip espresso drinks spiked with banana, mango, pomegranate, kumquat, sugar cane and more.

From The Wall Street Journal

Dried mango that tears like jerky between your teeth.

From Salon