BALIKBAYAN
root words: balik + bayanbalikbayan
"returning to country"
a Filipino returning to the Philippines, especially after having lived overseas for an extended period of time
balikbayan box
a cardboard box filled with gifts; sent by a Filipino living overseas to his family and friends back in the Philippines
slang from the eighties:
balikbayan
someone who's in and out of jail
A related Tagalog word is pasalubong.
"returning to country"
a Filipino returning to the Philippines, especially after having lived overseas for an extended period of time
balikbayan box
a cardboard box filled with gifts; sent by a Filipino living overseas to his family and friends back in the Philippines
slang from the eighties:
balikbayan
someone who's in and out of jail
A related Tagalog word is pasalubong.