# mango

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈmæ̞ŋɡəʊ̯/ · frequency rank #13,757

## Definitions
1. A tropical Asian fruit tree, Mangifera indica.
2. The fruit of the mango tree.
3. A pickled vegetable or fruit with a spicy stuffing; a vegetable or fruit which has been mangoed.
4. A green bell pepper suitable for pickling.
5. A type of muskmelon, Cucumis melo.
6. Any of various hummingbirds of the genus Anthracothorax.
7. A yellow-orange color, like that of mango flesh.
8. The breasts.

## Etymology
Etymology tree
Proto-South Dravidian *mā
Proto-South Dravidian *m
Proto-South Dravidian *mām
Malayalam മാം (māṁ)
Proto-Dravidian *kāy
Malayalam കായ (kāya)
Malayalam -ങ്ങ (-ṅṅa)
Malayalam മാങ്ങ (māṅṅa)bor.
Portuguese mangabor.
English mango
Borrowed from Portuguese manga, from Malayalam മാങ്ങ (māṅṅa) / Tamil மாங்காய் (māṅkāy), possibly via Malay mangga, ultimately from Proto-South Dravidian *mām-kāy (“unripe mango”), a compound of *mām (“mango tree”) + *kāy (“unripe fruit”). First used for the fruit as early as the 1580s and the tree by the 1670s. The etymology of the -o ending is not certain.

## Easily confused with
- **mao** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mango-vs-mao)
- **many** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mango-vs-many)
- **mann** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mango-vs-mann)
- **mayo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mango-vs-mayo)
- **mans** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mango-vs-mans)
- **ming** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mango-vs-ming)
- **manu** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mango-vs-manu)
- **mani** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mango-vs-mani)
- **Meng** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mango-vs-meng)
- **mong** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mango-vs-mong)
- **mano** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mango-vs-mano)
- **marg** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mango-vs-marg)
- **mino** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mango-vs-mino)
- **Mario** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mango-vs-mario)
- **Marco** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mango-vs-marco)
- **manor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mango-vs-manor)
- **manly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mango-vs-manly)
- **manny** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mango-vs-manny)
- **mania** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mango-vs-mania)
- **manic** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mango-vs-manic)

## Common misspellings (7)
`amngo`, `magno`, `manggo`, `manngo`, `manog`, `mmango`, `mnago`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/mango