English
mangaba
Mangaba comes from Brazilian Portuguese mangaba.
- Brazilian Portuguesemodernmangaba
- Englishearliest quotation 1821same form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Brazilian Portuguesemodernmangaba
- Englishearliest quotation 1821same form
Earliest quotation: 1821, James Henderson, A History of the Brazil: “The cajue, the jabuticaba, the araticu, and the mangaba…”
Every English word from Brazilian Portuguese mangaba
Today it means
noun The round, edible fruit of the tree Hancornia speciosa, native to parts of South America.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Brazilian Portuguese mangaba / mangaba