Where does “mango” come from?

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

mango (Spanish): handle; mango; cash, dough

Definitions

  1. handle; mango; cash, dough

Ancestry of “mango”, step by step

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

Words derived from “mango”

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