----- Original Message ----- From: Ricardo Nunes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, January 12, 2005 8:21 PM Subject: [Goanet]MANGO
> Mango in Cantonnese is MONG (KWOCK). > > Where did the Portuguese pick up the name? > > > The Portuguese word MANGA comes from "Mannga" (Malayali) and "Mankay" (Tamil), the latter being the name of the raw fruit while that of the ripe fruit is "Mampalam". The Malay "Manga" is of Indian origin, introduced in that peninsula by the Portuguese, the fruit being usually known as "Mempelam". (Source: Glossario Luso-Asiatico, by Sebastiao Rodolfo Dalgado). Jorge
