mango

m.

1 handle.

2 mango tree.

3 cash (informal) (money). (River Plate)

no tener un mango not to have a bean, to be skint

4 good-looking person, dreamboat, stunner.

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mango

► nombre masculino

1 BOTÁNICA mango

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mango

► nombre masculino

1 handle

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noun m.

1) handle

2) mango

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I

SM

1) (Bot) mango

2) Cono Sur ** dough **, dosh **

3) Méx * good-looking lad

II

SM

1) (=asa) handle

mango de escoba — [para barrer] broomstick; (Aer) joystick

mango de pluma — penholder

2) Arg * (=dinero) dough **, dosh **

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masculino

1) (de un cuchillo, paraguas) handle

2) (Bot) (árbol) mango (tree); (fruta) mango

3) (CS arg) (peso) peso

4) (Méx fam & hum) (persona atractiva)

es un mango — mujer she's a real stunner (colloq); hombre he's a real hunk (colloq)

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masculino

1) (de un cuchillo, paraguas) handle

2) (Bot) (árbol) mango (tree); (fruta) mango

3) (CS arg) (peso) peso

4) (Méx fam & hum) (persona atractiva)

es un mango — mujer she's a real stunner (colloq); hombre he's a real hunk (colloq)

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mango¹

¹ = mango [mangoes, -pl.].

Ex: The writer portrays it as colorful town of peasants, mangoes, papayas, yams, donkeys, dirt-floored cottages, and the market place.

mango²

² = handle, shank.

Ex: The ball pelts, which were usually sheepskin, were fixed to the handles with nails which were only lightly knocked in, and were removed after the day's work (and often during the midday break as well).

Ex: Further down still the shank of the spindle, rounded again, entered the hose, which was an oblong rectangular wooden box, 25 cm. long by 12.5 cm. square bored with a hole to take the spindle down its long axis.

* mango de ducha = shower head.

* tener la sartén por el mango = call + the shots, be the boss, call + the tune, rule + the roost.

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mango

masculine

A (de un cuchillo, paraguas) handle

B (Bot)

1 (árbol) mango tree, mango

2 (fruta) mango

C (CS arg) (peso) peso

ando sin un mango I'm broke (colloq), I'm skint (colloq)

D

(Méx fam hum) (persona atractiva): es un mango «mujer» she's a real stunner (colloq);

«hombre» he's a real hunk (colloq)

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Del verbo mangar: (conjugate mangar)

mango es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

mangó es:

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo

Multiple Entries:
mangar    
mango
mango sustantivo masculino
1 (de cuchillo, paraguas) handle
2 (Bot) (árbol) mango (tree);
(fruta) mango
3 (Méx fam & hum) (persona atractiva):

◊ es un mango [mujer] she's a real stunner (colloq);

[hombre] he's a real hunk (colloq)
mangar vtr argot to nick, pinch, swipe
mango 1 m (asidor) handle: agarra bien el mango, hold the handle tightly
mango 2 m Bot mango
'mango' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
sartén
- por
English:
handle
- mango
- shaft

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mango¹ nm

1. [asa] handle

2. muy Fam [pene] cock

3. Méx, Ven Fam [persona] stunner

4. RP Fam [dinero]

en ese trabajo no gana un mango you earn peanuts in that job;

no tengo un mango I haven't got a Br bean o US dime, I'm broke;

¿cuánto te costó? – barato, tres mangos how much did it cost? – dirt-cheap, almost nothing

5. RP Fam [peso] peso

6. Comp

RP Fam

ir al mango to go flat out;

poner la radio al mango to put the radio on full blast

mango² nm

1. [árbol] mango tree

2. [fruta] mango

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mango

m

1 de instrumento, utensilio etc handle

2 BOT mango

3 CSur fam (dinero) dough fam , cash;

estoy sin un mango CSur fam I’m broke fam , I don’t have a bean fam

4 L.Am. fam

tío bueno good-looking guy fam ; tía buena good-looking girl o

chick fam

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mango nm

1) : hilt, handle

2) : mango

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mango n

1. (asa) handle

2. (fruta) mango [pl. mangoes o mangos]