potlatch
Pronunciation Noun
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Pronunciation Noun
potlatch (plural potlatches)
- A ceremony amongst certain indigenous peoples of the Pacific northwest in which gifts are bestowed upon guests and personal property is destroyed in a show of wealth and generosity.
- A communal meal to which guests bring dishes to share; a potluck.
- 2015, Yuval Noah Harari, Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind:
- If all went according to plan, the bands could harvest tons of meat, fat and animal skins in a single afternoon of collective effort, and either consume these riches in a giant potlatch, or dry, smoke or (in Arctic areas) freeze them for later usage.
- Synonyms: fuddle, potluck
- 2015, Yuval Noah Harari, Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind:
- French: potlatch
- Russian: по́тлач
- French: auberge espagnole, repas-partage, buffet canadien
- German: Potluck
- Portuguese: festa americana
- Spanish: comelata (Puerto Rico)
potlatch (potlatches, present participle potlatching; past and past participle potlatched)
- To carry out the indigenous potlatch ceremony.
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