マンゴー

Japanese

Alternative spelling
芒果 (ateji)

Etymology

Borrowed from English mango, from Portuguese manga, from Malay mangga, from Tamil மாங்காய் (māṅkāy) from மா (mā, “mango species”) + காய் (kāy, “unripe fruit”).

The kanji form 芒果 is phonetic ateji from Chinese 芒果 (mángguǒ).

Noun

マンゴー • (mangō) 

1. mango (fruit)