tangoytangoy

Cebuano

Etymology

The shark's soft body is likened to a mushroom locally found in Talisayan, Misamis Oriental.[1]

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: ta‧ngoy‧ta‧ngoy

Noun

tangoytangoy

  1. the megamouth shark (Megachasma pelagios)
  2. a species of mushroom

References
  1. Elizaga, Elson T. (17 March 1998), “A Local Name”, in Megamouth Shark in Cagayan de Oro‎
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