noun

mango

MANG-goh/ˈmæŋɡəʊ/

A sweet juicy tropical fruit with a large central stone.

The cut mango reveals orange flesh around a single large, fibrous stone.

A ripe whole mango beside a cut cheek showing rich orange flesh and a central cut section exposing the fruit’s single large, flattened fibrous pit.

Etymology

The Tamil components form a straightforward tree-and-fruit compound: 'fruit of the mango tree.' This compound is the fruit name underlying the English word.

In context

Frank Tufano2:27

Taste a bit like an apple mango. Like a pineapple. What is that? Pineapple like citrusy

Raw Fruit Boy finds Bliss in Infertility

More examples

Cut around the large stone in the center of the mango.
These ripe mangoes taste sweet and feel slightly soft.
I add diced mango to salsa for a little sweetness.

Forms

mango · mangoes · mangos