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potlatch

UK /ˈpɒtlætʃ/ | US /ˈpɑtˌlætʃ/

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 generosity and wealth.

potlatch 30秒了解

  • (noun) 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 generosity and wealth.
  • (noun) (chiefly Alaska) A communal meal to which guests bring dishes to share; a potluck.
  • (verb) To give; especially, to give as a gift during a potlatch ceremony.

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun 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 generosity and wealth.
  2. 2
    noun (chiefly Alaska) A communal meal to which guests bring dishes to share; a potluck.
  3. 3
    verb To give; especially, to give as a gift during a potlatch ceremony.
  4. 4
    verb To carry out or take part in a potlatch ceremony.

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