Editing Mango (section)

== Etymology ==
The English word ''mango'' (plural ''mangoes'' or ''mangos'') originated in the 16th century from the [[Portuguese language|Portuguese]] word {{lang|pt|manga}}, from the [[Malay language|Malay]] {{lang|ms|mangga}}, and ultimately from the [[Tamil language|Tamil]] {{lang|ta-Latn|mā}} ({{lang|ta|மா}}, 'mango tree') + {{lang|ta-Latn|kāy}} ({{lang|ta|ங்காய்}}, 'unripe fruit/vegetable')<ref name="oed">{{cite web |title=Mango |url=https://www.etymonline.com/word/mango |publisher=Online Etymology Dictionary |access-date=14 April 2024 |date=2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Fabricius |first=J. P. |date=1972 |title=J. P. Fabricius's Tamil and English dictionary. 4th ed., rev.and enl |url=https://dsal.uchicago.edu/cgi-bin/app/fabricius_query.py?page=230 |access-date=2023-12-15 |website=dsal.uchicago.edu}}</ref><ref name="prakash">{{Cite book |last=Prakash |first=Om |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=UAc_Pp6ahK8C&dq=mango+tamil+manga&pg=PR14 |title=A Tryst with Mango: Retrospect, Aspects, Prospects |date=2005 |publisher=APH Publishing |isbn=978-81-7648-912-6 |pages=xiv |language=en}}</ref> or the [[Malayalam]] {{lang|ml-Latn|māṅṅa}} ({{lang|ml|മാവ്}}, 'mango tree') + {{lang|ml-Latn|kāya}} ({{lang|ml|കായ}}, 'unripe fruit').<ref name="OxfordED">{{cite web |title=mango ''n.'' (1) |url=https://www.oed.com/view/Entry/113430 |work=[[Oxford English Dictionary#Electronic versions|OED Online]] |url-access=subscription |publisher=[[Oxford University Press]] |date=June 2021}}</ref> The scientific name, ''Mangifera indica'', refers to a plant bearing mangoes in India.<ref name=prakash/>