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mango

/ˈmanɡo/

noun, masculine/ˈmanɡo/plural: mangos

handle (part of an object which is held in the hand)

Sostenga el mango de la navaja entre los dedos anular y meñique, […]Hold the razor’s handle between your ring finger and little finger, […]

Related: tener la sartén por el mango

From Early Medieval Latin manicus, derived from Latin manus (“hand”).

noun, masculine/ˈmanɡo/plural: mangos

mango (fruit and tree); alternative form of mangos

Buscando ese mango / Que te haga morfar...Looking for that money / That lets you eat...

Borrowed from English mango, from Portuguese manga, from Malay mangga, from Tamil மாங்காய் (māṅkāy) from மா (mā, “mango species”) + காய் (kāy, “unripe fruit”).