Where does “bango” come from?

bango (Chichewa) comes from English mango, from Portuguese manga — sleeve; mango.

bango (Chichewa): mango; reed

Definitions

  1. mango; reed

Ancestry of “bango”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmangoA tropical Asian fruit tree, Mangifera indica;...
2Portuguesemangasleeve; mango
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