mango
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- noun
- /ˈmæŋɡoʊ/
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mango
- He made a smoothie with banana and mango for breakfast.
- eat mango
- mango and papaya
- mango and grapes
I'm going to give the mango highball to George.
- I'm going to give the mango highball to George.
- I really want to try their mango anyways.
- It smells like a jar of mango and strawberry lollies.
- I'll do lilacoy, mango, and sweet cream.
- So if you love mangoes, a great snack.
- So like, I do like mangoes and tropical stuff.
- So it says no ordinary Angel almond flour, mango nectar, caramel latte.
- My mom just delivered a mango smoothie from Jamba.
Examples
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Soon she returned with a second mango and handed it to her father.
Fiction book (1991) -
Today for breakfast, Jackson is trying mango for the first time.
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Yes, I would like to taste a mango.
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I ate the first mango of my life, picked from a tree outside a big hotel.
Academic text (2009) -
Do come out into the light and air and have some mango juice.
Fiction book (1996) -
We finished off the meal with a fresh mango juice from the fruit vendor.
Blog text (20) -
Mrs. Caziz hands me a mango to peel and slice.
Fiction book (2000) -
For a refreshing snack, I enjoyed a ripe mango with a sprinkle of chili powder.
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The salad was topped with diced mango, adding sweetness to the dish.
Synonyms
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An edible part of a plant like an apple or orange
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A soft juicy fruit with one hard seed inside, like a peach or cherry
Compounds
- Offensive
An insulting name for a political leader who acts like a dictator and has orange skin
- South African
A tree from Africa with yellow fruit, oily seeds, and hard wood that resists termites
- South African
An African tree that makes yellow fruit like mangoes, has seeds used for oil, and strong wood that resists termites
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Etymology
Mango comes from the Portuguese word manga, which itself came from the Malayalam name for the fruit in India; Portuguese traders brought the fruit and its name to Europe. So mango means that sweet tropical 'fruit'.