Usage Note
Aligi is the yellowish-orange fat or roe found inside a crab's shell, considered a delicacy in Filipino cuisine. It is prized for its rich, creamy flavor and is a key ingredient in dishes like 'tahong' sauce and various crab recipes. It is also used as a spread on rice.
Examples
" Masarap ang aligi ng alimango. "
Natural Translation
The crab fat is delicious.
Literal Translation
Delicious the crab-fat of-the crab.
" Masarap ang kanin kapag may kasamang aligi ng alimasag. "
Natural Translation
Rice is delicious when paired with blue crab fat.
Literal Translation
Delicious the rice when has companion crab-fat of-the blue-crab.
" Tuwang-tuwa ang bata nang makita niyang puno ng dilaw na aligi ang loob ng malaking alimasag. "
Natural Translation
The child was overjoyed when he saw that the inside of the big blue crab was full of yellow crab fat.
Literal Translation
Overjoyed the child when saw he-that full of yellow crab-fat the inside of-the big blue-crab.
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