▁that ▁they ▁feel ▁especially ▁close ▁with . ▁ ▁Description ▁Pas al ub ong ▁is ▁a ▁Tag alog ▁word , ▁a ▁variant ▁of ▁the ▁word ▁p ans al ub ong ▁or ▁p ang sal ub ong . ▁It ▁comes ▁from ▁the ▁root ▁word ▁" sal ub ong " ▁which ▁means ▁"( to ) ▁welcome ", ▁" to ▁meet ", ▁or ▁" re ception ". ▁The ▁prefix ▁" pa - " ▁is ▁a ▁contra ction ▁of ▁" p ang - ", ▁roughly ▁equivalent ▁to ▁the ▁English ▁suffix ▁"- er ". ▁ ▁Thus , ▁the ▁word ▁" pas al ub ong " ▁can ▁be ▁roughly ▁translated ▁as ▁" something ▁meant ▁for ▁you ▁when ▁you ▁welcome ▁me ▁back ." ▁The ▁word ▁has ▁minor ▁celebr atory ▁con not ations , ▁as ▁in ▁rejo icing ▁the ▁safe ▁home coming ▁of ▁someone ▁who ▁was ▁away ▁for ▁a ▁time . ▁ ▁In ▁Vis ay an ▁languages , ▁pas al ub ong ▁is ▁also ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁tin ab uan ▁in ▁C eb u ano ▁and ▁sin ug atan ▁in ▁Hil ig ay non . ▁Both ▁of ▁which ▁have ▁the ▁same ▁mean ings ▁as ▁the ▁Tag alog ▁word . ▁The ▁Philipp ine ▁English ▁ac ron ym ▁B . H . ▁( for ▁" B ring ▁Home ") ▁is ▁also ▁frequently ▁used . ▁ ▁Pas al ub ong , ▁in ▁general , ▁is ▁a ▁" g ift ▁for ▁a ▁relation ▁or ▁friend ▁brought ▁by ▁a ▁travel er ▁returning ▁from ▁a ▁trip ," ▁and ▁could ▁also ▁refer ▁to ▁" any thing ▁given ▁as ▁a