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.

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Meanings

nounbalikbayan box (countable and uncountable, plural balikbayan boxes)

plural balikbayan boxes

  1. PhilippinescountableuncountableA 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.

Origin

From Tagalog balikbayan + box.

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APA

balikbayan box. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/balikbayan%20box

MLA

“balikbayan box.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/balikbayan%20box. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “balikbayan box,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/balikbayan%20box.

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