pasalubong

pah-sah-LOO-bong[pasaˈlubɔŋ]

a gift you bring home from a trip for the people waiting

Closest in English: souvenir, souvenirs, gift. None of them covers it.

The story

Salubong is meeting someone on arrival, and pasalubong is what you carry for the people who meet you. Filipinos coming home from abroad fill whole suitcases with it, and the family expects nothing less. English falls back on souvenirs, which are usually for yourself.

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Which language is it from?Tagalog
When is it expected?When you are back from a trip abroad
Where would you hear it?An arrivals hall, cousins eyeing your bags
What does it mean?Something brought back for those at home

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