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Spanish term or phrase:
las mangas (and bizcochuelos and filipinos)
English translation:
manga (and Philippine and bizcochuelo mangoes)
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Charles Davis
Oct 16, 2011 06:26
12 yrs ago
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las mangas (and bizcochuelos and filipinos)
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These are a variety of mango, but I do not know what they are called in English. The text is about mangoes in Cuba and the phrase is "llegan otra vez las mangas, los filipinos y los bizcochuelos." I translated 'filipinos' as Philippines, but I'm not sure about 'mangas' or 'bizcochuelos.' My online search for mango varieties has not helped. Thank you in advance!
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manga (and Philippine and bizcochuelo mangoes)
These varieties (strictly races or cultivars) do not seem to be translated, except "Philippine", which is widely known and admired.
"The manga race of Cuba is less widely grown in other regions, although it is well represented in Florida. The tree is spreading, 35 to 40 feet high, with a dense round-topped crown. The panicle is 6 to 10 inches long, stout, pale green in color, often tinged with red. The fruit is plump, not beaked, yellow in color, with long, fine fibers through the flesh. Two forms of this race are common, manga amarilla and manga blanca. The former, known in Florida as turpentine or peach mango, has an elongated fruit, deep orange yellow in color, with bright orange flesh. The latter, known in Florida as apple or Bombay mango, has a roundish oblique fruit, bright yellow in color with whitish yellow flesh.
The Filipino (Philippine) race probably reached Cuba from Mexico, and thence was carried to Florida. It is the most delicious and highly esteemed of seedling mangos in all of these regions."
http://chestofbooks.com/gardening-horticulture/fruit/Tropica...
There are innumerable references to Philippine mangoes (or mangos). There are, according to the text just cited, three distinct kinds: the Carabao, the Pico (also known as Padero), and the Pahutan, in some districts called Supsupen and Chupadero. The Carabao seems to be the best.
As the text cited explains, the mango types known in Florida as turpentine, peach, apple and Bombay mangoes are all sub-types of the manga race.
As for "bizcochuelo", or "biscochuelo", I have found no references to "sponge cake mangoes", which would be the literal translation. People call them "bizcochuelo" in English:
"One more thing though, the mangos are not of the "Biscochuelo" variety, but they are excellent [...]
Actually, superficially it might look like it, but it is definitely not "Bizcochuelo". The fruits are slightly longer, the seed is also longer, the peal is much thinner, the flesh is not as firm as "Bizcochuelo", the tree is many times more vigorous, the leaves are larger/thicker, and so on. Also, it appears to be more productive and it grows mangos in bunches ("Bizcochuelo never does that). I would place "Bizcochuelo" as a nine in a ten point scale"
http://forums.gardenweb.com/forums/load/tropicalfruits/msg07...
"The manga race of Cuba is less widely grown in other regions, although it is well represented in Florida. The tree is spreading, 35 to 40 feet high, with a dense round-topped crown. The panicle is 6 to 10 inches long, stout, pale green in color, often tinged with red. The fruit is plump, not beaked, yellow in color, with long, fine fibers through the flesh. Two forms of this race are common, manga amarilla and manga blanca. The former, known in Florida as turpentine or peach mango, has an elongated fruit, deep orange yellow in color, with bright orange flesh. The latter, known in Florida as apple or Bombay mango, has a roundish oblique fruit, bright yellow in color with whitish yellow flesh.
The Filipino (Philippine) race probably reached Cuba from Mexico, and thence was carried to Florida. It is the most delicious and highly esteemed of seedling mangos in all of these regions."
http://chestofbooks.com/gardening-horticulture/fruit/Tropica...
There are innumerable references to Philippine mangoes (or mangos). There are, according to the text just cited, three distinct kinds: the Carabao, the Pico (also known as Padero), and the Pahutan, in some districts called Supsupen and Chupadero. The Carabao seems to be the best.
As the text cited explains, the mango types known in Florida as turpentine, peach, apple and Bombay mangoes are all sub-types of the manga race.
As for "bizcochuelo", or "biscochuelo", I have found no references to "sponge cake mangoes", which would be the literal translation. People call them "bizcochuelo" in English:
"One more thing though, the mangos are not of the "Biscochuelo" variety, but they are excellent [...]
Actually, superficially it might look like it, but it is definitely not "Bizcochuelo". The fruits are slightly longer, the seed is also longer, the peal is much thinner, the flesh is not as firm as "Bizcochuelo", the tree is many times more vigorous, the leaves are larger/thicker, and so on. Also, it appears to be more productive and it grows mangos in bunches ("Bizcochuelo never does that). I would place "Bizcochuelo" as a nine in a ten point scale"
http://forums.gardenweb.com/forums/load/tropicalfruits/msg07...
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Comment: "Thank you, Charles, for the great, in-depth answer."
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