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mango

/ˈmæŋɡəʊ/MANG-goh
/ˈmæŋɡoʊ/MANG-goh

Meaningthe mango fruit

Common meaning: a sweet tropical fruit with a large stone

Journey through time

  1. Malaymanggasource
  2. Early English spellingmangosource
  3. Englishmango‘a sweet tropical fruit with a large stone’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Malay mangga ‘the mango fruit’.

Roots

  • mangga Malay “the mango fruit”

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