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Where does “mango” come from?

Mango comes from Portuguese manga, from Malay mangga, from Tamil மாங்காय், traced to Latin manus and Proto-Indo-European man-.

mango (English): A tropical Asian fruit tree, Mangifera indica;...

Definitions

  1. A tropical Asian fruit tree, Mangifera indica;...

Ancestry of “mango”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesemangasleeve; mango

Words derived from “mango”

  • mangolike
  • mango-bird
  • mangotoxin
  • mangoey
  • mangoade
  • apple mango
  • mango
  • mango
  • mango
  • mangujo
  • mango
  • mango
  • μάνγκο
  • Mangifera
  • mango
  • 망고
  • մանգո
  • apple mango
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