Masculine

mangrove

Meaning

  1. (masculine, no-diminutive) a mangrove tree
  2. (masculine, no-diminutive) a mangrove forest

Concepts

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˌmɑŋˈɣroː.və/
Etymology

In summary

Borrowed from English mangrove, from earlier mangrow by folk etymology influence of grove, from Portuguese mangue, from Spanish mangle (or directly from Spanish), from a Caribbean language.

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