Where does “mango” come from?

mango (Chavacano) comes from Spanish mango, from English mango, from Portuguese manga — sleeve; mango.

mango (Chavacano): handle

Definitions

  1. handle

Ancestry of “mango”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishmangohandle; mango; cash, dough
2EnglishmangoA tropical Asian fruit tree, Mangifera indica;...
3Portuguesemangasleeve; mango
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