A mango is a sweet, juicy tropical fruit with yellow or orange flesh and a large flat seed in the middle. It grows on trees in warm climates.
From Portuguese 'manga', from a Tamil or Malayalam word like 'maṅgā', brought into European languages through early trade with South India. As the fruit spread, the European name spread with it.
The path of the word 'mango' traces real historical trade routes between India and Europe. You’re tasting centuries of global trade every time you eat one of these fruits.
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