/mang"goh/ , n. , pl. mangoes, mangos .
1. the oblong, sweet fruit of a tropical tree, Mangifera indica, of the cashew family, eaten ripe, or preserved or pickled.
2. the tree itself.
3. Midland U.S. ( chiefly the Ohio Valley ). a sweet pepper.
4. Ornith. any of several large hummingbirds of the genus Anthracothorax.
[ 1575-85;
manga, prob. manna ]