Mango Definition

mănggō
mangoes, mangos
noun
mangoes, mangos
The tropical, evergreen, Asian tree (Mangifera indica) of the cashew family on which it grows.
Webster's New World
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.
Webster's New World
A bell pepper, especially a green one.
American Heritage

A type of muskmelon, Cucumis melo.

Wiktionary

Any of various hummingbirds of the genus Anthracothorax. (Also often capitalized: Mango)

Wiktionary
Synonyms:
  • mango tree
  • Mangifera indica
verb
(uncommon) To stuff and pickle (a fruit).
Wiktionary

Other Word Forms of Mango

Noun

Singular:
mango
Plural:
mangoes, mangos

Origin of Mango

  • From Portuguese manga, from Malay mangga, from Tamil மாங்காய் (māṅkāy) from மா (mā, “mango species") + காய் (kāy, “unripe fruit").

    From Wiktionary

  • From Portuguese manga fruit of the mango tree from Malayalam māṅṅa or a kindred Dravidian source Tamil mānti, māti

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Find Similar Words

Find similar words to mango using the buttons below.

Words Starting With

Words Ending With

Unscrambles

mango