Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Sep 3, 2001 06:11
22 yrs ago
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French term
Psychologist, Court-certified legal
Native in: English 
Works in: French to English
mangues
Non-PRO
French to English
Other
English spelling
What IS the plural in English : "mangos", or "mangoes".
The latter has more success in terms of number of hits, but that is not proof enough. My dictionary sources are conflicting.
Any support for one or the other?
The latter has more success in terms of number of hits, but that is not proof enough. My dictionary sources are conflicting.
Any support for one or the other?
Proposed translations
(English)
| 0 | Mangoes |
Poornima Iyengar
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| 0 | Mangoes |
Maya Jurt
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| 0 | Mangoes |
Maya Jurt
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| 0 | mangos/mangoes |
Serge L
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| 0 | mangoes |
Olivier San Léandro
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| 0 | Mangoes or mangos |
Alexandra Hague
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| 0 | mangoes |
Elizabeth Duke
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Proposed translations
7 mins
Poornima Iyengar
Native in English
Meticulous, competent and accurate
Native in: English
Works in: German to English, French to English, Hindi to English
Related KudoZ points
:
174
Selected
Mangoes
Mango is the singular form and Mangoes is the plural form.
I am an Indian, from the land of Alphonso Mangoes.
HTH
Poornima :-)
For confirmation check the link below
I am an Indian, from the land of Alphonso Mangoes.
HTH
Poornima :-)
For confirmation check the link below
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "I always cringe at the sight of "potatoe" and "tomatoe", but that's for the singular. Suddenly I was less sure of my ground for the plural here and the more I looked, the less sure I was. Thanks Porrnima!
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3 mins
Mangoes
My Indian friends offer me mangoes. But is that proof enough?
4 mins
Mangoes
My Indian friends offer me mangoes. But is that proof enough?
And Madhur Jaffrey's book on "Indian Cookery" spells it this way.
And Madhur Jaffrey's book on "Indian Cookery" spells it this way.
6 mins
mangos/mangoes
My Dutch-English dictionary gives "mangos" as the plural form. Between brackets it says (also: mangoes). According to my dictionary, the best form would be the first one. My first reaction, though, was "mangoes". Strange...
HTH,
Serge L.
HTH,
Serge L.
Reference:
6 mins
Olivier San Léandro
Native in French
Technical background, RELIABLE
Native in: French
Works in: English to French, Spanish to French, French to English, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
181
15 mins
Mangoes or mangos
The OED gives both but 'oes' comes first. It just seems to look right to me.
18 mins
Elizabeth Duke
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in English
United Kingdom
7 years investment banking experience
Native in: Abkhazian 
, English (Variant: British)
Works in: German to English, French to English, Dutch to English
mangoes
my 'Oxford Dictionary for Writers & Editors' (edition 2000) only goves mangoes and not the option of mangos
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