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kōhangohango

1. (verb) to be putrid, stinking, rank.

Mō te mangō ururoa tēnei, ina mate mai ki uta, ka waiho puku tonu kia roa, ka kōhangohango (W 1971:124). / This is for the shark when it is dead on the shore and left untouched for a long time and it becomes putrid.

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Synonyms: ero, haunga, piro, kapa, ripa, tūnga, tūtira, rārangi, nui

2. (modifier) mottled.

He ika kōhangohango te kōkiri (PK 2008:276). / The leatherjacket is a mottled fish.

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Synonyms: tāingoingo, tarare, kōpure, tawatawa, kōrangorango

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