mango
noun (a mango, mangoes or mangos)
Everyday
- A mango is a sweet, juicy tropical fruit with orange flesh, a smooth skin and a large flat stone inside. tree →
- It is also the tree it grows on. tree →
In the lessons
Met in food lessons, recipes and geography (mangoes grow in India, Pakistan, the Caribbean and northern Australia). In maths problems, mangoes are counted and shared.
Examples
- I had a mango for breakfast. tree →
- Mangoes grow on tall trees in hot countries. tree →
- The mango is the national fruit of India. tree →
- Mango juice is my favourite. tree →
- Sam bought 6 mangoes and gave 2 away; he has 4 left. tree →
- A ripe mango smells sweet. tree →
- And after twelve years, the mango tree began to flower, and Raja Rasalu married the Princess Kokilan, whom he won from Sarkap when he played chaupur with the King. tree →
Note
Plural: mangoes or mangos; both are correct. Say «a mango». The stone is big; don't try to bite through it.
On Mova
- Trees and pragmatics of «mango» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- «mango» in the school dictionary on Mova free.
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