Mango

A fleshy fruit, eaten ripe or used green for pickles, the mango is one of the most important and widely cultivated fruits of the tropical world and even considered a sacred fruit.

It is native to southern Asia and its first name was “Aamra-Phalam.” Indian Tamils called it by the name “Aam-Kaay” which became “Maamkaay” and later "Maanga" due to differences in pronunciation. When the fruit arrived in Portugal through spice-trade, it got the name Mango.