mangō
1. (noun) shark, dogfish, gummy shark - a general name for sharks. Word following mangō identifies the species (e.g. mangō-ururoa, white pointer shark).
Kakū ana tana ngao i ngā kai papai a te Pākehā, engari ko tēhea atu hoki i te kānga kōpiro, i te toroī, i te kōura mara, i te kina i rāua ki te wai māori mō ngā rā e toru, i te kōuka, i te mangō me te kererū huahua, he mea kōtutu katoa i roto anō i ōna hinu (TTR 1998:206). / He enjoyed the finest of Pākehā foods but relished fermented corn, pickled pūhā and mussels, crayfish fermented in fresh water, sea-urchins steeped in fresh water for three days, inner baby fronds of the cabbage tree, shark, and wild pigeons preserved entirely in their own fat.
See also mangō tuatini, mangō ururoa, mangō taniwha, mangō ripi, mangōpare
Synonyms: ururoa
Rua o Māhu, Te
1. (personal noun) The Coalsack - a dark nebula of dust near the Southern Cross that gives the appearance of a gap in the stars of Te Mangō-roa (The Milky Way).
See also Rua-pātiki, Te
