hipon

Bikol Central

Etymology

Borrowed from Tagalog hipon, from Proto-Philippine *hipun.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: hi‧pon
• IPA^(key): /ˈhipon/, [ˈhi.pon̪]

Noun

hipon

1. (Daet) shrimp

   Synonym: pasayan

2. (Daet) prawn

   Synonym: buyod

Cebuano

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *hipun.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: hi‧pon
• IPA^(key): /ˈhipon/, [ˈhi.pɔn̪]

Noun

hipon

1. krill
2. a condiment paste made of fermented or salted krill
3. a dish of sautéed krill paste with garlic and onions
4. a dish of sautéed krill paste with garlic, onions and sliced Averrhoa bilimbi fruits

Dupaningan Agta

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hi.ˈpon/

Noun

hipón

1. (medicine) mucus; head cold

Tagalog

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *hípun (“small shrimp”). Compare Cebuano hipun (“tiny shrimp”), Mansaka ipon (“small fish”). The "butterface" sense is from people eating the body of the shrimp and treating the head as undesirable by throwing it away.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhipon/, [ˈhi.pon]
• Hyphenation: hi‧pon

Noun

hipon (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜒᜉᜓᜈ᜔)

1. shrimp; prawn
2. (figurative, slang, derogatory) butterface

Derived terms

• hipong-alat
• hipong-ilog
• maghipon
• mahipon
• palahipunan

 

See also

• suwahe
• ulang
• sugpo

Further reading

• “hipon”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018