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mango

/ˈmæŋɡoʊ/

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What does mango mean?

noun

  1. Any of species Mangifera indica of tropical Asian fruit trees.
  2. Fruit of the mango tree.
  3. A pickled vegetable or fruit with a spicy stuffing; a vegetable or fruit which has been mangoed.
More meanings (10)

noun

  1. A type of muskmelon, Cucumis melo.
  2. Any of various hummingbirds of the genus Anthracothorax.
  3. A yellow-orange color, like that of mango flesh.
  4. (slang) The breasts.
  5. (dated) A green bell pepper suitable for pickling.

verb

  1. To stuff and pickle (a fruit).

proper noun

  1. Ellipsis of Mango Island.
  2. Ellipsis of Mango Township.
  3. a language spoken in China
  4. a language spoken in Chad

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IPA pronunciation

/ˈmæŋɡoʊ/

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary

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For instance, the greatly over-rated Mango trick, as I have seen it, was an almost childish performance.
Frederic, Lord HamiltonHere, There and EverywhereProject Gutenberg ebook #6368
The roads were bordered by hedges of Mimosa, and near many of the houses there were avenues of the mango.
Charles DarwinThe Voyage of the BeagleProject Gutenberg ebook #944
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Open palm-thatched huts peep forth here and there from amidst groves of banana, mango, cotton, and papaw trees and palms.
Henry Walter BatesThe Naturalist on the River AmazonsProject Gutenberg ebook #2440
The rustling citron, lime, and orange, shady mango with its fruits of gold, and the palmetto's umbrageous beauty, all welcomed the child of sorrow.
William Wells BrownClotelle; Or, The Colored Heroine, a tale of the Southern States; Or, The President's DaughterProject Gutenberg ebook #241
Great masses of mango wood shew a sombre outline at intervals, and here and there the towering chimney of an indigo factory pierces the sky.
James InglisSport and Work on the Nepaul Frontier Twelve Years Sporting Reminiscences of an Indigo PlanterProject Gutenberg ebook #10818