Mango definition
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Origin of mango
- From Portuguese manga fruit of the mango tree from Malayalam māṅṅa or a kindred Dravidian source Tamil mā mānti, māti
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- From Portuguese manga, from Malay mangga, from Tamil மாங்காய் (māṅkāy) from மா (mā, “mango species") + காய் (kāy, “unripe fruit").
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