mangue
English edit
Etymology edit
Noun edit
mangue (plural mangues)
- The kusimanse, a genus of mongoose, Crossarchus.
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Pronoun edit
mangue
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French edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
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 edit
mangue f (plural mangues)
- mango (fruit of the mango tree)
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Etymology 2 edit
From mangouste (“mongoose”).[1]
Noun edit
mangue f (plural mangues)
- a carnivorous mammal related to the mongoose
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References edit
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 “mangue”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Further reading edit
- “mangue”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Galician edit
Verb edit
mangue
- inflection of mangar:
Italian edit
Noun edit
mangue m (plural mangui)
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Portuguese edit
Etymology edit
Uncertain. Possibly from Spanish mangle.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
mangue m (plural mangues)
- mangrove (tropical habitat of trees or shrubs that grow in shallow coastal water)
- 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
- mangrove (any of several trees that grow in such habitats)
Spanish edit
Verb edit
mangue
- inflection of mangar: