noun pl. mangoes or mangos
- a yellow-red, oblong tropical fruit with thick rind, somewhat acid and juicy pulp, and a hard stone: it is eaten when ripe, or preserved or pickled when unripe
- the tropical, evergreen, Asiatic tree (Mangifera indica) of the cashew family on which it grows
Origin:
Port manga < Malay maṅga < Tamil mān-kāy < mān, mango tree + kāy, fruit