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amba

amba

9.9
The mango fruit in some South Asian languages
  • noun
  • Indian
: amba
  • At the market she bought a ripe amba and sliced it to share with friends.

Examples

  • The vendor offered fresh amba along with other tropical fruits on his cart.

  • During the festival, children enjoyed eating juicy amba under the shade of a tree.

  • I love eating amba during the summer.

  • Have you tried amba in your smoothies?

  • At the market, she bought a ripe amba and sliced it to share with friends.

  • The vendor offered fresh amba along with other tropical fruits on his cart.

  • During the festival, children enjoyed eating juicy amba under the shade of a tree.

Synonyms

mango
vsamba
73 1.0

A large oval tropical fruit with smooth skin and sweet juicy flesh

is a regional name for that fruit used in parts of South Asia
aam
vsamba
  • Indian
1 9.9

A sweet tropical fruit with soft orange flesh

is the regional word used especially in some South Asian languages

Surface Forms

amba singular
ambas plural

Etymology

Amba is the name for a mango in parts of South Asia. It comes from local words that mean 'mango', so remembering amba will make you think of the sweet fruit 'mango'.