From root: alimango
Usage Note
Mang-aalimango describes a person whose job or hobby is catching mud crabs in mangroves or ponds.
Examples
" Mang-aalimango ang kapitbahay namin. "
Natural Translation
Our neighbor is a crab catcher.
Literal Translation
Crab-catcher the neighbor our.
" Ang tatay ko ay isang magaling na mang-aalimango. "
Natural Translation
My father is a skilled mud crab catcher.
Literal Translation
The father my is a skilled mud-crab-catcher.
" Ang mga mang-aalimango sa baybayin ay gumigising nang maaga upang makahuli ng marami habang mababa pa ang tubig. "
Natural Translation
The crab catchers along the coast wake up early so they can catch plenty while the water is still low.
Literal Translation
The crab-catchers at coast wake-up early in-order-to catch of many while low still the water.
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