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mango

Noun CEFR C2 Standard
ˈmæŋɡəʊ

Definitions

  1. A tropical Asian fruit tree, Mangifera indica.
  2. handle (part of an object which is held in the hand)
  3. Ellipsis of Mango Island.
  4. a language spoken in China
  5. a language spoken in Chad
  6. The fruit of the mango tree.
  7. mango (fruit and tree)
  8. Ellipsis of Mango Township.
  9. A pickled vegetable or fruit with a spicy stuffing; a vegetable or fruit which has been mangoed.
  10. alternative form of mangos
  11. A green bell pepper suitable for pickling.
  12. first-person singular present indicative of mangar
  13. A type of muskmelon, Cucumis melo.
  14. Any of various hummingbirds of the genus Anthracothorax.
  15. A yellow-orange color, like that of mango flesh.
  16. The breasts.

Equivalents

38 more languages
Cymraegmango
Ελληνικάμάνγκο
Esperantomangujo
فارسیانبه
ગુજરાતીઆબઆંબો
עבריתמנגו
हिन्दीआम
Bahasa Indonesiamanggamempelampauh
Italianomango
ភាសាខ្មែរស្វាយ
한국어망고
Latviešumango
Македонскиманго
മലയാളംമാവ്
मराठीआबा
Nederlandsmangoboom
ਪੰਜਾਬੀامبਅੰਬ
Portuguêsmangomangueira
Русскийманго
සිංහලඅඹ
Kiswahilimwembe
தமிழ்மாமரம்
తెలుగుమామిడి
Tagalogmangga
Українськамангоманговий
اردوآم
Tiếng Việtxoài

Examples

“On the hot days, he would lie in the shade of a mango and let little Eugenia clamber over his belly and tug at his beard.”
And I have one [bezoar] form'd round the Stone of that great Plum, which comes pickled from thence, and is called Mango.”
“In Pennsylvania and western Maryland, mangoes were generally made with green bell peppers.”
Mango peppers by the dozen, if owned by the careful housewife, would gladden the appetite or disposition of any epicure or scold.”
Best mango peppers
Cut tops from mangoes; remove seeds.”
Finally, although both the South and North Midlands are not known for their tropical climate, that's where mangoes grow. These aren't the tropical fruit, though, but what are elsewhere called green peppers.”

CEFR level

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