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alak

[ˈʔalak]

noun

LanguageHanunoo

Meaning
  1. bottled wine sold commercially (from contact with lowlanders)
  2. bottled wine
  3. This refers to wine that is bought from lowlanders in bottles. It is a term specific to store-bought alcohol.
Examples

naglugay si amay sa alak.

Father bought bottled wine.

Pronunciationˈʔalak

Part of speechnoun

Usage noteThis term is used specifically for commercial alcoholic beverages obtained from outsiders.

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Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 5 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.