Wiktionary

mangue

See also: mangué and Mangue

English

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Etymology

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From French manger.

Noun

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mangue (plural mangues)

  1. The kusimanse, a genus of mongoose, Crossarchus.

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Pronoun

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mangue

  1. I
  2. me

References

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  • “mangue” in J. Tineo Rebolledo, A Chipicalli (La Llengua Gitana), Granada: Gómez de la Cruz, 1900, →OCLC, page 60.
  • “mangue” in Francisco Quindalé, Diccionario gitano, Madrid: Oficina Tipográfica del Hospicio.
  • “mangue” in Vocabulario : Caló - Español, Portal del Flamenco y Universidad.

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From earlier manga, a loanword attested since 1553, attested in this spelling since 1604,[1] from Portuguese manga, from Malay mangga, from Tamil மாங்காய் (māṅkāy, from மா (mā, “mango species”) +‎ காய் (kāy, “unripe fruit”)).

Noun

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mangue f (plural mangues)

  1. mango (fruit of the mango tree)
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Etymology 2

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From mangouste (“mongoose”).[1]

Noun

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mangue f (plural mangues)

  1. a carnivorous mammal related to the mongoose
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References

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 “mangue”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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Galician

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Verb

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mangue

  1. inflection of mangar:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative

Italian

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Noun

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mangue m (plural mangui)

  1. mangrove
    Synonym: mangrovia

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Portuguese

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Etymology

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Uncertain. Possibly from Spanish mangle.

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Noun

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mangue m (plural mangues)

  1. mangrove (tropical habitat of trees or shrubs that grow in shallow coastal water)
    Synonyms: manguezal, mangal
    • 2017, “Intro”, performed by Baco Exu do Blues:
      Somos argila do divino mangue / Suor e sangue / Carne e agonia / Sangue quente, noite fria
      We're the clay of the divine mangrove / Sweat and blood / Flesh and agony / Hot blood, cold night
  2. mangrove (any of several trees that grow in such habitats)

Spanish

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Verb

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mangue

  1. inflection of mangar:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative
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