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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesmanga
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ˈmɐ̃.ɡɐ
"O suco de manga é muito refrescante."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A large oval tropical fruit with smooth yellowish-red skin, a large hard stone, and sweet juicy orange flesh.
"She sliced a ripe mango to add to the morning fruit salad." - 2
The evergreen tropical tree of the cashew family that bears mangoes.
"The children sat in the cool shade of the large mango tree."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Portuguese word 'manga', which came from the Malayalam word 'māṅga' (where 'mā' is the mango tree and 'kā' is the fruit), ultimately originating from the ancient Tamil word 'māṅkāy'. It entered English via trade in the 16th and 17th centuries, adapting phonetic structures from South Indian languages through Portuguese intermediaries.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Mango" is said worldwide
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mangue
Transliteration: mɑ̃ɡ
"J'adore manger une mangue fraîche en été."
Mango
Transliteration: ˈmaŋɡo
"Die Mango schmeckt sehr süß und saftig."
mango
Transliteration: ˈmaŋɡo
"Il gelato al gusto di mango è delizioso."
mangga
Transliteration: ˈmaŋ.ɡa
"Compré un mango maduro en el mercado."
manga
Transliteration: ˈmɐ̃.ɡɐ
"O suco de manga é muito refrescante."
आम
Transliteration: ām
"मुझे गर्मियों में आम खाना बहुत पसंद है।"
芒果
Transliteration: mángguǒ
"这个芒果非常甜。"
망고
Transliteration: manggo
"후식으로 달콤한 망고를 먹었습니다."
マンゴー
Transliteration: mangō
"沖縄で食べたマンゴーは絶品でした。"
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