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mango

mango · m

a dealer, monger

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What it meant

1. mango — Lewis & Short

mango, ōnis, m.ma/gganon,

I a dealer, monger in slaves or wares, to which he tries to give an appearance of greater value, by adorning them (post-Aug.): mangones quicquid est quod displiceat, aliquo lenocinio abscondunt, etc., Sen. Ep. 80, 9: milia pro puero centum me mango poposcit, Mart. 1, 58, 1: non puer avari sectus arte mangonis, Virilitatis damna maeret ereptae, id. 9, 7, 4; Plin. 24, 6, 22, § 36: mangones, qui colorem fuco mentiuntur, Quint. 2, 15, 25: non a mangone petitus quisquam erit, Juv. 11, 147.—Also, a furbisher, polisher, etc.: gemmarum, Plin. 37, 13, 76, § 200; 12, 20, 43, § 98; 23, 1, 22, § 40; cf. Sillig. ad Plin. 34, 8, 19, § 79.

2. mango — Walde–Hofmann

mango, -Onis m. (nach Ps. Palaem. gr. V 537,13 comm.) „ein Händler, der seine Ware durch künstliche Mittel aufputzt; bes. Sklavenund Pferdehändler“ (seit Varro, rom.; mangónium n. „das Aufputzen der Ware", mangónicus, -a, -um „zum m. gehörig“ und mongónico, -üre „putze die Ware auf“ seit Phn.): gr. ndyyavov n. „Mittel zum Bezaubern oder Betrügen; Achse oder Kloben im Flaschenzug; Kriegsmaschine zum Schleudern von … — [Walde–Hofmann, s.v. mango, p. 934]

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6 of 21 attestations shown.

Where it came from

  • Ernout-Meillet, Dictionnaire etymologique de la langue latine Treated in Ernout-Meillet, Dictionnaire etymologique de la langue latine s.v. mango (scan p. 407; entry #6490).
  • Walde-Hofmann, Lateinisches etymologisches Worterbuch Treated in Walde-Hofmann, Lateinisches etymologisches Worterbuch s.v. mango (scan pp. 934-935; entry #1681). Root candidates: *mang-, *maj-.

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