Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A tropical evergreen tree (Mangifera indica) native to Asia, widely cultivated for its edible fruit.
- noun The oval fruit of this tree, having a smooth rind, sweet juicy flesh, and a flat one-seeded stone, and eaten ripe or pickled when green.
- noun Chiefly North Midland US A bell pepper, especially a green one.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The luscious, slightly acid fruit of the mango-tree, in shape and appearance somewhat resembling the plantain. See
Mangifera . - noun The tree that produces mangos.
- noun A small green melon pickled in imitation of pickled mangos.
- noun A certain humming-bird, Lampornis mango.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The fruit of the mango tree. It is rather larger than an apple, and of an ovoid shape. Some varieties are fleshy and luscious, and others tough and tasting of turpentine. The green fruit is pickled for market.
- noun A green muskmelon stuffed and pickled.
- noun (Zoöl.) an oriole (
Oriolus kundoo ), native of India. - noun (Zoöl.) a fish of the Ganges (
Polynemus risua ), highly esteemed for food. It has several long, slender filaments below the pectoral fins. It appears about the same time with the mango fruit, in April and May, whence the name. - noun (Bot.) an .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun botany A
tropical Asian fruit tree , Mangifera indica. - noun The
fruit of the mango tree. - noun A pickled
vegetable orfruit with a spicystuffing ; a vegetable or fruit which has beenmangoed . - noun US, dated A green bell pepper suitable for pickling.
- noun A type of
muskmelon , Cucumis melo. - noun Any of various
hummingbirds of the genusAnthracothorax . (Also often capitalized:Mango ) - verb uncommon To stuff and pickle (a fruit).
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun large oval tropical fruit having smooth skin, juicy aromatic pulp, and a large hairy seed
- noun large evergreen tropical tree cultivated for its large oval fruit
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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The word mango is an adaptation of the Tamil name for the fruit, mang-kay.
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The word mango is an adaptation of the Tamil name for the fruit, mang-kay.
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A fish filet in mango sauce or a ceviche with tamarind sauce is easy to find, refreshing and delicious.
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Red snapper in mango sauce: Huachinango en salsa de mango
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The Rooibos Evening was a welcome fruitish experience, and the Rooibos Mango was again mango-y.
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Red snapper in mango sauce: Huachinango en salsa de mango
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A fish filet in mango sauce or a ceviche with tamarind sauce is easy to find, refreshing and delicious.
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And have you pointed out the various difficulties that others have had in mango cultivation, and why you are so superior in your mango growing?
Bend Over, Revise, and Resubmit Candid Engineer 2009
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Use: The mango is a member of the cashew (sumac) family.
Crossandra, mango and jellybean plant: ornamental plants and flowers of tropical Mexico 2009
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Use: The mango is a member of the cashew (sumac) family.
Crossandra, mango and jellybean plant: ornamental plants and flowers of tropical Mexico 2009
daisyfields commented on the word mango
mujer guapa, hombre guapo
beautiful woman, handsome man
April 16, 2009
RWeaver commented on the word mango
My grandmother in southeastern Ohio called green bell peppers mangoes; the current (28 Jun 09) Wikipedia entry says "In parts of Ohio, Indiana, and Pennsylvania, the fruit bell pepper is called a 'mango.'"
June 28, 2009
hernesheir commented on the word mango
Another fruity name for a strain of medicinal marijuana.
January 15, 2010
hernesheir commented on the word mango
4. A green bell pepper suitable for pickling
5. A type of muskmelon, Cucumis melo.
November 29, 2011