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MANG-oh/ˈmæŋɡəʊ/

A mango is a sweet tropical fruit with orange flesh and a large stone inside. Countable: a mango, mangoes (or mangos). Peel a mango; mango juice. An apple is smaller and grows in cooler places; a peach is also fuzzy and stone-fruit but not the same. Not tango (a dance).

Meaning

A sweet tropical fruit with orange flesh and a large stone.

Examples

• “This mango is ripe and sweet.”
• “This mango is not ripe yet.”
• “She cut the mango into slices.”

Good to know

a mango / mangoes. Contrast: apple (cooler climate), peach (fuzzy). Mix-up: tango.

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