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mango (maŋ′gō)

noun pl. mangoes -·goes or mangos -·gos

  1. 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
  2. the tropical, evergreen, Asiatic tree (Mangifera indica) of the cashew family on which it grows

Etymology: Port manga < Malay maṅga < Tamil mān-kāy < mān, mango tree + kāy, fruit

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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