mango

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Translations 1.3.2 References 1.4 See also 1.5 Anagrams 2 Czech 2.1 Noun 3 Dutch 3.1 Etymology 3.2 Noun 4 Galician 4.1 Noun 4.1.1 Synonyms 5 Hiligaynon 5.1 Pronunciation 5.2 Noun 5.3 Adjective 5.3.1 Usage notes 5.4 See also 6 Italian 6.1 Noun 7 Polish 7.1 Etymology 7.2 Pronunciation 7.3 Noun 8 Spanish 8.1 Pronunciation 8.2 Etymology 1 8.2.1 Noun 8.3 Etymology 2 8.3.1 Noun 8.4 See also

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[edit] Etymology

Portuguese manga, probably from Malayalam മാങ്ങ (mangnga) or Tamil மாங்காய் (manggai).

[edit] Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -æŋɡəʊ

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mango (plural mangoes or mangos)

1. (botany) A tropical Asian fruit tree, Mangifera indica.
2. The fruit of the mango tree.
3. A pickled vegetable or fruit with a spicy stuffing.
   • 2004, Elizabeth E. Lea, William Woys Weaver, A Quaker Woman's Cookbook: The Domestic Cookery of Elizabeth Ellicott Lea, page 335

     In Pennsylvania and western Maryland, mangoes were generally made with green bell peppers.

4. (US, chiefly southern Midwest, dated) A green bell pepper suitable for pickling
   • 1879, Pennsylvania State Board of Agriculture, Agriculture of Pennsylvania, Page 222

     Mango peppers by the dozen, if owned by the careful housewife, would gladden the appetite or disposition of any epicure or scold.

   • 1896, Ohio State Board of Agriculture, Annual Report, Page 154

     Best mango peppers

   • 1943 August 9, Mary Adgate, “Stuffed Mangoes”, The Lima News, Lima, Ohio, page 5:

     Cut tops from mangoes; remove seeds.

   • 2000, Allan A. Metcalf, How We Talk: American Regional English Today, page 41

     Finally, although both the South and North Midlands are not known for their tropical climate, that's where mangoes grow. These aren't the tropical fruit, though, but what are elsewhere called green peppers.

5. A type of muskmelon, Cucumis melo.
6. Any of various hummingbirds of the genus Anthracothorax. (also often capitalized: Mango)

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[edit] References

• (bell peppers): The American Midwest: An Interpretive Encyclopedia

[edit] See also

• Mango on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

[edit] Anagrams

• Alphagram: agmno
• among

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[edit] Noun

mango n.

1. mango

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[edit] Dutch

[edit] Etymology

From English mango.

[edit] Noun

mango m. (plural mango's, diminutive mangootje, diminutive plural mangootjes)

1. mango

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[edit] Galician

[edit] Noun

mango m. (plural mangos)

1. handle

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• (handle): cabo

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[edit] Hiligaynon

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /maˈŋɔʔ/

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mangô

1. (pejorative) Idiot.

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mangô

1. Stupid, foolish.

[edit] Usage notes

• The word can sound friendly and affectionate between close people.

[edit] See also

• banihut sutil
• lipaton
• manul

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[edit] Italian

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mango m. (plural manghi)

1. mango

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[edit] Polish

[edit] Etymology

From English mango, ultimately from Malayalam മാങ്ങ (mangnga). Compare Tamil மாங்காய் (māṅkāy).

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: [ˈmãŋɡɔ]
•  Audio^{help, file}

[edit] Noun

mango n.

1. mango (fruit and tree)

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[edit] Spanish

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /mango/

[edit] Etymology 1

From Latin manicus.

[edit] Noun

mango m. (plural mangos)

1. handle

[edit] Etymology 2

From English mango, from Portuguese manga, probably from Malayalam മാങ്ങ (mangnga). Compare Tamil மாங்காய் (māṅkāy).

[edit] Noun

mango m. (plural mangos)

1. (botany) mango

[edit] See also

• asa f.
• manija f.
• manivela f.