Where does “מאַנגאָ” come from?

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

מאַנגאָ (Yiddish): mango fruit

Definitions

  1. mango fruit

Ancestry of “מאַנגאָ”, step by step

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

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