From root: hipon
Usage Note
Mahipon is an adjective used to describe a dish or a body of water that contains an abundance of shrimp.
Examples
" Mahipon ang luto mo. "
Natural Translation
Your dish is full of shrimp.
Literal Translation
Full-of-shrimp the cooked your.
" Mahipon ang niluto mong sinigang. "
Natural Translation
The sinigang you cooked is full of shrimp.
Literal Translation
Full-of-shrimp the cooked your sinigang.
" Mahipon ang ilog tuwing tag-ulan, kaya doon nagtutungo ang mga mangingisda upang manghuli. "
Natural Translation
The river is full of shrimp every rainy season, so that is where the fishermen go to catch them.
Literal Translation
Full-of-shrimp the river every rainy-season, so there go the fishermen to catch.
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