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mangue

/mɑ̃ɡ/

noun, feminine/mɑ̃ɡ/plural: mangues

mango (fruit of the mango tree)

From earlier manga, a loanword attested since 1553, attested in this spelling since 1604, from Portuguese manga, from Malay mangga, from Tamil மாங்காய் (māṅkāy, from மா (mā, “mango species”) + காய் (kāy, “unripe fruit”)).

noun, feminine/mɑ̃ɡ/plural: mangues

a carnivorous mammal related to the mongoose

From mangouste (“mongoose”).

mangue — French Dictionary | Passage