mango

noun

man·go | \ˈmaŋ-(ˌ)gō

plural mangoes also mangos

Definition of mango

1 : a tropical usually large ovoid or oblong fruit with a firm yellowish-red skin, hard central stone, and juicy aromatic pulp also : an evergreen tree (Mangifera indica) of the cashew family that bears mangoes

2 : sweet pepper

Examples of mango in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Its flavors, as tasted Wednesday from a 750-milliliter bottle, are tropical-fruit-forward (think pineapple, mango) with a smooth intermingling of rum barrel and just a little boozy heat. — Robert Allen, Detroit Free Press, "Founders goes tropical with new tiki-inspired beer aged in rum barrels," 21 June 2018 Users can pick from a seemingly endless selection of juice flavors, ranging from cotton candy to skittles and mango. — Emilie Ikeda, Fox News, "E-cigarettes ubiquitous at schools despite all efforts: 'You won't find a kid in Georgia who hasn't vaped before'," 7 June 2018 Got to meet @arianagrande who cool as frozen mangos! — Rania Aniftos, Billboard, "Ariana Grande & Pete Davidson: See Their Cutest Moments," 4 June 2018 Place the remaining chunks of pineapple and mango on grill until nice and charred. — Caron Golden, sandiegouniontribune.com, "Grilling: not just a man's world," 21 May 2018 Some proceeds from this mango-pineapple-vanilla milkshake IPA’s sales benefit the Sacramento Zoo’s work with black-and-white ruffled lemurs. — Benjy Egel, sacbee, "These 15 Sacramento-area beers have the cleverest names of any released in 2018," 12 July 2018 The numerous Indian grocery stores in Santa Clara and Sunnyvale also carry mangoes from India. — Nik Sharma, SFChronicle.com, "A Brown Kitchen: Mango layer cake for a fresh summer treat," 11 July 2018 The Instagram-famous chimp loves eating mangoes, playing with his golden tabby friend Sara, bath time and snacks. — CBS News, "Limbani the chimpanzee greets former caregivers with warm embrace," 3 July 2018 Picture red tomatoes, green snow peas and orange mango. — Sarah Gish, kansascity, "Freestyle Poké: 5 things to know about River Market's popular Hawaiian-style cafe," 2 July 2018

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