mango
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.
Origin of mango
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How to use mango in a sentence
Season the mangos halves to grill, cook about two minutes per side.
Then I smelled the mangos on the trees outside and felt the lumps in the mattress.
The air is heavily scented with the inconspicuous inflorescences of the mangos (Mangifera indica).
A Bird Calendar for Northern India | Douglas DewarMangos, commonly considered to be the best fruit produced in the islands, can be successfully canned.
The Philippines Past and Present (Volume 2 of 2) | Dean Conant WorcesterA few coconuts, plantains, and mangos were obtained from them, but they had no yams.
Voyage Of H.M.S. Rattlesnake, Vol. 2 (of 2) | John MacGillivray
I lost all sense of time, the centuries were jumbled together like mangos in a basket.
San Cristbal de la Habana | Joseph Hergesheimer
British Dictionary definitions for 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 mango
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