mango
pronunciation
How to pronounce mango in British English:
UK [ˈmæŋgəʊ]
How to pronounce mango in American English:
US [ˈmæŋgoʊ]
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- Noun:
- large evergreen tropical tree cultivated for its large oval smooth-skinned fruit
- large oval smooth-skinned tropical fruit with juicy aromatic pulp and a large hairy seed
Word Origin
- mango (n.)
- 1580s, from Portuguese manga, from Malay mangga, from Tamil mankay, from man "mango tree" + kay "fruit." Mango trees were brought from Timor to British gardens in Jamaica and St. Vincent 1793 by Capt. Bligh on his second voyage.
Example
- 1. Mango is aiming at an unglamorous market , the unbanked .
- 2. Companies like mango will not be able to plug every gap .
- 3. Mango is not the only one that sees a juicy market .
- 4. Top evenly with diced mango .
- 5. Do you think mango will put microsoft back in the smartphone game ?