laklak
laklák with stress marks
voracious drinking; gulping
Usage Note
Laklak carries a colloquial and often disapproving tone, describing drinking in large, hasty gulps — typically of alcohol. It is frequently used in casual conversation to describe someone drinking recklessly, and the reduplication 'laklak nang laklak' intensifies the sense of continuous gulping.
Examples
" Huwag kang lumaklak nang ganyan. "
Natural Translation
Don't gulp like that.
Literal Translation
Don't you gulp like-that.
" Isang malakas na laklak ng serbesa ang narinig ko. "
Natural Translation
I heard a loud gulping of beer.
Literal Translation
One loud that gulping of beer the heard I.
" Laklak nang laklak ng alak ang lalaki kahit alam niyang masama ito para sa kanyang kalusugan. "
Natural Translation
The man kept gulping down liquor even though he knew it was bad for his health.
Literal Translation
Gulp and gulp of liquor the man even-though knew he that-bad this for the his health.
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