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Etymology

Etymology of the English term mangrove can only be speculative and is disputed. The term may have come to English from the Portuguese mangue or the Spanish mangle. Further back, it may be traced to South America and Cariban and Arawakan languages such as Taíno. Other possibilities include the Malay language manggi-manggi The English usage may reflect a corruption via folk etymology of the words mangrow and grove.

The word "mangrove" is used in at least three senses: