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3HISTORICAL NODES
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MODERN ENTRY POINTS

WORD DOSSIERS

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nounexact headword

mango

English mango, recorded by 1582, came through Portuguese manga, probably from Malayalam māṅṅa. The reviewed route stops there rather than forcing a deeper Dravidian reconstruction.

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HISTORICAL FORMS

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Present-Day English / Indo-European

mango

the fruit or tree of Mangifera indica

DATE
1582–today
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exact historical form
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Portuguese / Indo-European

manga

mango

DATE
Portuguese
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gloss
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Malayalam / Dravidian

മാങ്ങ

māṅṅa

mango fruit

DATE
Malayalam
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gloss
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CLAIMS & DISPUTES

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SCHOLARLY DISPUTES / 1

openprobableexact word

Is Malayalam the certain ultimate source of mango?

Portuguese manga is the secure immediate source; Malayalam māṅṅa is probable, not absolute, and no deeper Dravidian reconstruction is promoted in this review.

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CONTRARIAN TRUTHS / 1

RANK 179GRADE A-exact ranked word

A supermarket word carries an Indian Ocean contact history.

English mango came through Portuguese manga, probably from Malayalam māṅṅa.

2 CITATIONS / AUDIT ↗mango DOSSIER ↗
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BOOKS / DICTIONARIES / ARTICLES / DATABASES

SOURCES

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historical dictionary7 CLAIM LINKS

Mango — Word History

Merriam-Webster Editors / 2026

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FIRST USES & HISTORICAL OBJECTS

ATTESTATION WITNESSES

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SOURCE REPORTEDlexicographic first use

English lexicographic first-use record for mango

mango / mango / 1582

Mango — Word Historyexact attested form / OPEN RECORD ↗
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