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balikbayan box

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.29 in modern English

Syllables
ba-lik-bayan box
IPA
33
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

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.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From Tagalog balikbayan + box.

Usage

Inflected Forms

balikbayan boxes (plural)

Questions

What does balikbayan box mean?
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.
Where does balikbayan box come from?
From Tagalog balikbayan + box.

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