Meaning & use
mango
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Meanings
nouncountable
A sweet, juicy tropical fruit with orange flesh and a large flat seed.
Grammar: Countable: you can say 'a mango' or 'mangoes' for more than one.
Patterns
- a mango
- mangoes
- a slice of mango
She sliced a ripe mango for breakfast.
Mangoes are rich in vitamins An and C.
The smoothie is made with fresh mango and yogurt.
nouncountable
The evergreen tree that produces this fruit, originally from South Asia.
Grammar: Countable: 'a mango tree' or 'mango trees'.
Patterns
- a mango tree
- mango trees
The mango tree in their garden provides shade all year.
Farmers grow mangoes in tropical climates.
Mango wood is sometimes used for furniture.
Word forms
| plural | mangoes |
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Common combinations
- ripe mango
- Choose a ripe mango that gives slightly when pressed.
- mango juice
- Mango juice is a popular drink in many countries.
- mango chutney
- They served mango chutney with the curry.
- a slice of mango
- She added a slice of mango to her yogurt.
Commonly confused: mango or papaya?
mango vs papaya
Another tropical fruit, but papaya has a softer, orange flesh and small round seeds in the center, while mango has a large flat seed.
Practice
Which sentence uses 'mango' correctly?
Choose one answer.
'Mango' is a fruit, so 'I ate a mango' is correct. The other options wrongly call it a vegetable, a drink, or a cold-climate tree.
Make it your own
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