why is a Mango called a Mango?????

Answer 1

That's the way it is called. <*-*>

Answer 2

What do you want a Mango to be called?

Answer 3

Because its a mango? If it was an orange it would be called an orange.

Oh, okay.

From Portuguese manga, fruit of the mango tree, from Malay manga, from Tamil mānkāy : mān, mango tree + kāy, fruit.

Answer 4

I personally like manko myself, but mango is equally good.

Answer 5

It's from the Portuguese word "manga"
http://www.answers.com/topic/mango?cat=health
http://www.askoxford.com/concise_oed/mango?view=uk
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mango

Answer 6

The name 'mango' is from the Malayalam word manga, which was introduced to Europe by the Portuguese in late fifteenth century from Calicut

Answer 7

beacause at the beginning of time god tole adam to give fruits, animals vegetables etc on earth a name. so a mango is called a mango because that is the name adam gave it...read your bible its in genesis

Answer 8

cos its a mango

Answer 9

because its an onomatapea. lol i dont know. an orange has a colour of orange but an orange doesnt sound like an orange soooooooo. mango sounds like bango, bango sounds like bangle, and people who harvest mangos have bangles.

Answer 10

why is a cabbage called a cabbage?
why is a carrot called a carrot?
why is a lime called a lime?
Why is a pea called a pea?
why is a plum called a plum?
Why is a parsnip called a parsnip?
Why is a fig called a fig?
What is the point in your question?

Answer 11

My kids would ask me questions like this when they were little - who am I to know all the origins of our vocabulary!