mango
/ˈmæŋgəʊ/noun
(pl. -oes或-os)
1
- a fleshy yellowish-red tropical fruit which is eaten ripe or used green for pickles or chutneys芒果。
2
- (亦作mango tree)the evergreen Indian tree which bears this fruit, widely cultivated in the tropics芒果树。
2.1
- Mangifera indica, family Anacardiaceae; many local varieties.拉丁名Mangifera indica, 漆树科; 有许多地方品种。
3
- a tropical American hummingbird that typically has green plumage with purple feathers on the wings, tail, or head芒果蜂鸟。
3.1
- Genus Anthracothorax, family Trochilidae: several species, e.g. the Jamaican mango (A. mango), which has a dark bronze-green back, purple head, and black underside.芒果蜂鸟属, 蜂鸟科:数种, 如牙买加芒果蜂鸟(拉丁名A. mango), 背部暗铜绿色、头紫色腹部黑色。
词源
late 16th cent.: from Portuguese manga, from a Dravidian language.