"Mako-Mako" is a word in HILIGAYNON
makó-makó - To like or appreciate the
taste of something new, not having tasted
the like before; to be selfish, haughty,
stuck-up, to despise, look down upon one’s
former friends with indifference or even
contempt, as sometimes happens in the
case of those that have risen from a humble
position to one of power and wealth. Tilawí
iníng mga kalan-ónon, kay mamakómakó
(magakamakómakó) ka gid sinâ sa ákon
bántà. Taste this pastry, for you will like it
very much, I think. Namakómakó siá sang
lansónes, kay walâ siá pagpanghátag. He
likes (He is very partial to) lansónes, for he
does not give any (of them) away.
Namakómakó siá sang pílak, kay walâ na
siá pagpanámyaw. On account of his
newly obtained wealth he has become so
stuck-up (haughty) that he does not salute
any more (his old friends). (cf. hígmaw).
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