From root: alak
Usage Note
Alakan refers to a place where wine or spirits are manufactured or sold in bulk.
Examples
" Bumili kami ng tuba sa alakan. "
Natural Translation
We bought coconut wine at the liquor store.
Literal Translation
Bought we of coconut-wine at liquor-store.
" Maraming tao sa alakan. "
Natural Translation
There are many people at the liquor store.
Literal Translation
Many people at-the liquor-store.
" Sa lumang alakan sa bayan namin ay gumagawa pa rin sila ng katutubong alak na minana pa sa mga ninuno. "
Natural Translation
At the old distillery in our town, they still make the native liquor inherited from their ancestors.
Literal Translation
At old distillery in town our make still they of native liquor that inherited still from plural ancestor.
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