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noun, plural -goes, -gos.
1.
the oblong, sweet fruit of a tropical tree, Mangifera indica, of the cashew family, eaten ripe, or preserved or pickled.
2.
the tree itself.
3.
Midland U.S. (chiefly the Ohio Valley). a sweet pepper.
4.
Ornithology. any of several large hummingbirds of the genus Anthracothorax.
Origin:
1575–85; < Portuguese manga, probably < Malayalam māṅṅa
1575–85; < Portuguese manga, probably < Malayalam māṅṅa
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mango
1582, from Port. 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.
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