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balikbayan box

balikbayan box noun: a carton shipped or brought to the Philippines from another country by a Filipino who has been living overseas, a balikbayan, typically containing items such as foods, clothing, toys, and household products.

Noun

balikbayan box (countable and uncountable, plural balikbayan boxes)

  1. (Philippines) A carton shipped or brought to the Philippines from another country by a Filipino who has been living overseas, a balikbayan, typically containing items such as foods, clothing, toys, and household products.

Forms of balikbayan box

pluralbalikbayan boxes

Origin of balikbayan box

From Tagalog balikbayan + box.

Questions about balikbayan box

What does balikbayan box mean?
Balikbayan box means a carton shipped or brought to the Philippines from another country by a Filipino who has been living overseas, a balikbayan, typically containing items such as foods, clothing, toys, and household products.
What part of speech is balikbayan box?
Balikbayan box is a noun.
What is the plural of balikbayan box?
The plural of balikbayan box is balikbayan boxes.

Words near balikbayan box in the dictionary

  1. Balija
  2. Balijas
  3. Balijuagan
  4. balik kampung
  5. balikbayan
  6. balikbayan box
  7. balikbayans
  8. Balikesir
  9. Balikian
  10. Balikians
  11. Balikpapan

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