Meaning

A tropical Asian fruit tree, Mangifera indica..

Definitions by Sense

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. (US, chiefly southern Midland US, dated) 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. (in the plural, slang) The breasts.

Example Sentences

On the hot days, he would lie in the shade of a mango and let little Eugenia clamber over his belly and tug at his beard.

And I have one [bezoar] form'd round the Stone of that great Plum, which comes pickled from thence, and is called Mango.

In Pennsylvania and western Maryland, mangoes were generally made with green bell peppers.

Mango peppers by the dozen, if owned by the careful housewife, would gladden the appetite or disposition of any epicure or scold.

Best mango peppers

Cut tops from mangoes; remove seeds.

Finally, although both the South and North Midlands are not known for their tropical climate, that's where mangoes grow. These aren't the tropical fruit, though, but what are elsewhere called green peppers.

Although any melon may be used before it is quite ripe, yet there is a particular sort for this purpose, which the gardeners know, and should be mangoed soon after they are gathered.

Word Forms

• mangoes
• mangos
• manga
• mangoing
• mangoed

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