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man·go

 (măng′gō)
n. pl. man·goes or man·gos
1.
a. A tropical evergreen tree (Mangifera indica) native to Asia, widely cultivated for its edible fruit.
b. The oval fruit of this tree, having a smooth rind, sweet juicy flesh, and a flat one-seeded stone, and eaten ripe or pickled when green.
2. Chiefly North Midland US A bell pepper, especially a green one.

[From Portuguese manga, fruit of the mango tree, from Malayalam māṅṅa or a kindred Dravidian source; akin to Tamil , mānti, māti.]
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mango

(ˈmæŋɡəʊ)
n, pl -goes or -gos
1. (Plants) a tropical Asian anacardiaceous evergreen tree, Mangifera indica, cultivated in the tropics for its fruit
2. (Plants) the ovoid edible fruit of this tree, having a smooth rind and sweet juicy orange-yellow flesh
[C16: via Portuguese from Malay mangā, from Tamil mānkāy from mān mango tree + kāy fruit]
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man•go

(ˈmæŋ goʊ)

n., pl. -goes, -gos.
1.
a. the oblong sweet fruit of a tropical tree, Mangifera indica, of the cashew family.
b. the tree itself.
[1575–85; < Portuguese manga, probably < Malayalam]
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mango

An Asian fruit with sweet orange flesh.
Dictionary of Unfamiliar Words by Diagram Group Copyright © 2008 by Diagram Visual Information Limited
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.mango - large evergreen tropical tree cultivated for its large oval fruitmango - large evergreen tropical tree cultivated for its large oval fruit
mango - large oval tropical fruit having smooth skin, juicy aromatic pulp, and a large hairy seed
fruit tree - tree bearing edible fruit
genus Mangifera, Mangifera - tropical tree native to Asia bearing fleshy fruit
2.mango - large oval tropical fruit having smooth skin, juicy aromatic pulp, and a large hairy seedmango - large oval tropical fruit having smooth skin, juicy aromatic pulp, and a large hairy seed
edible fruit - edible reproductive body of a seed plant especially one having sweet flesh
Mangifera indica, mango, mango tree - large evergreen tropical tree cultivated for its large oval fruit
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Translations
شَجَرَة المانْغوفاكِهَة المانْغومَنْجَة
mangomangovník
mangomangotræ
mangomangujo
mango
מנגו
mango
mangómangófa
mangómangótré
マンゴー
망고
aniba
mangas
mango auglismango koks
mango
mango
mango
มะม่วง
mangomango ağacı
quả xoài

mango

[ˈmæŋgəʊ] N (mangoes (pl)) (= fruit, tree) → mango m
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mango

[ˈmæŋgəʊ] [mangoes] (pl) n
(= fruit) → mangue f
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

mango

n (= fruit)Mango f; (= tree)Mangobaum m
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mango

[ˈmæŋgəʊ] nmango
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

mango

(ˈmӕŋgəu) plural ˈmango(e)s noun
1. the yellowish fruit of an Indian tropical tree.
2. (also mango tree) the tree.
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mango

مَنْجَة mango mango Mango μάνγκο mango mango mangue mango mango マンゴー 망고 mango mango mango manga манго mango มะม่วง mango quả xoài 芒果
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References in classic literature ?
He was only too glad to offer some mangoes to Aouda, who thanked him very gracefully for them.
And they had pineapples and mangoes and honey and all sorts of good things to eat and drink.
The sago pasty, the artocarpus bread, some mangoes, half a dozen pineapples, and the liquor fermented from some coco-nuts, overjoyed us.
On wet and stormy nights, in the thick of the folly and the fun, the thought would persist in coming to me of Otoo keeping his dreary vigil under the dripping mangoes. Truly, he made a better man of me.
There are only three rooms and a kitchen in it, and it is constructed of green brick with a galvanised iron roof, but there is a good garden with the best loquot trees in it that I know, and some nice young mangoes, of which I hope great things.
Tom did his best to sell only his own excellent but limited range of produce; but Progress came shoving things into his window, French artichokes and aubergines, foreign apples-- apples from the State of New York, apples from California, apples from Canada, apples from New Zealand, "pretty lookin' fruit, but not what I should call English apples," said Tom-- bananas, unfamiliar nuts, grape fruits, mangoes.
ISLAMABAD -- Tunisian Ambassador Adel Elarbi Tuesday said signing of a Preferential Trade Agreement (PTA) with Pakistan would ensure supply of Pakistani mangoes to his country to meet the demands of its people.
Recently an ideal and glorious food festival was organized at Ankara, Turkey by the Embassy of Pakistan under the visionary and diplomatic approach of Syrus Sajjad Qazi who is here the Ambassador of Pakistan at Turkey, to enhance the interest of Turkish people and food lovers towards Pakistani cuisines as well, it can be called suitably as public or food diplomacy sweeten like mangoes between two Muslim countries for further cordial relations in favor of futuristic plans.
'Jiangnan is the largest fresh fruit and vegetable wholesale market in Southern China where fruits and vegetable from all over China and outside world are traded on display basis, hence,display of our mangoes here will certainly help enhance its export from Pakistan to China,' Commercial Counselor, Pakistan Embassy, Beijing, Badar U.
ANKARA -- As part of its public diplomacy activities and to further popularize Pakistani mangoes in Turkey, the Embassy of Pakistan organized 'Pakistan Mango and Biryani Festival' in Ankara .
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