mango /ˈmæŋɡəʊ/noun 8verb 1forms 4 noun8 •Fruit of the mango tree.And I have one [bezoar] form'd round the Stone of that great Plum, which comes pickled from thence, and is called Mango. — 1738 •Any of species Mangifera indica of tropical Asian fruit trees.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. — 1980 •A yellow-orange color, like that of mango flesh. •A pickled vegetable or fruit with a spicy stuffing; a vegetable or fruit which has been mangoed.In Pennsylvania and western Maryland, mangoes were generally made with green bell peppers. — 2004 •[in the plural] (slang) The breasts. •A type of muskmelon, Cucumis melo. •Any of various hummingbirds of the genus Anthracothorax. •(US, old-fashioned) A green bell pepper suitable for pickling.Mango peppers by the dozen, if owned by the careful housewife, would gladden the appetite or disposition of any epicure or scold. — 1879 verb1 •To stuff and pickle (a fruit).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. — 1870 formsmangoed · mangoing · mangoes · mangos
