A mango is a large sweet yellowish fruit which grows on a tree in hot countries.
Peel, stone and dice the mango.
...mango chutney.
A mango or a mango tree is the tree that this fruit grows on.
...orchards of lime and mango trees.
mango in British English
(ˈmæŋɡəʊ)
nounWord forms: plural-goes or -gos
1.
a tropical Asian anacardiaceous evergreen tree, Mangifera indica, cultivated in the tropics for its fruit
2.
the ovoid edible fruit of this tree, having a smooth rind and sweet juicy orange-yellow flesh
Word origin
C16: via Portuguese from Malay mangā, from Tamil mānkāy from mān mango tree + kāy fruit
mango in American English
(ˈmæŋgoʊ)
nounWord forms: pluralˈmangoes or ˈmangos
1.
a yellow-red, oblong tropical fruit with thick rind, somewhat acid and juicy pulp, and a hard stone: it is eaten when ripe, or preserved or pickled when unripe
2.
the tropical, evergreen, Asiatic tree (Mangifera indica) of the cashew family on which it grows
Word origin
Port manga < Malay maṅga < Tamil mān-kāy < mān, mango tree + kāy, fruit