pasalubong, n.
Inflections:
Plural unchanged, pasalubongs.
Origin: A borrowing from Tagalog. Etymon: Tagalog pasalubong.
Etymology: < Tagalog pasalubong, lit. ‘something (intended) for the welcoming’ < pa-, prefix forming nouns denoting an object relating to the action specified in the second element + salubong to meet, to welcome.
Philippine English.
A gift or souvenir given to a friend or relative by a person who has returned from a trip or arrived for a visit.
1933 Philippine Mag. Apr. 494/2
All their rich pasalubong are hastily stored away in the kitchen.
1989 Gazette
(Cedar Rapids, Iowa)
7 June 6 e/1
The best part of having a grandfather like Papa was that every time he came back from a trip, he always had a pasalubong for me.
1996 Filipinas
(Electronic ed.)
31 Dec.
[Her] Auntie Jasher..came to San Jose, California and brought pasalubongs from the Philippines.
2010 R. H. Boyer Sundays in Manila xxi. 238
I discovered that since I was not laden with pasalubong I should not have checked my luggage.
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