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Tagalog
Pronunciation
Noun
salubong (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜎᜓᜊᜓᜅ᜔)
- meeting along the way; encounter en route (of a person or thing in transit)
- Synonyms: pagsalubong, saluno, pagsaluno
- advancing forward to meet someone (in welcome, military encounter, etc.)
- Synonym: pagharap
- chance meeting along the way (of people, animals, parties, or groups going in opposite directions)
- Synonym: pagtatagpo
- person, group, or party tasked to meet someone arriving
- Synonym: tagatanggap
- welcome reception for someone newly arrived
- Synonym: pagsalubong
- (figurative) meeting halfway (regarding an issue, question, etc.)
Derived terms
Adjective
salubóng (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜎᜓᜊᜓᜅ᜔)
- meeting or encountering from two opposite directions of each other (of two entities)
- Synonym: pasalubong
- two-way (of traffic)
- salubong na trapiko ― two-way traffic
Derived terms
Further reading
- “salubong”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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