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Showing words for POTLATCH using the English dictionary

8 Letter Words for Potlatch

potlatch, tolpatch

7 Letter Words for Potlatch

potlach

6 Letter Words for Potlatch

cathop, chalot, pathol, phocal, photal, platch, plotch, pottah

5 Letter Words for Potlatch

aholt, cahot, capot, chola, chopa, chota, chott, clapt, cloth, coapt, colat, copal, cotta, lacto, latch, loach, loath, lotah, octal, palch, patch, phoca, plato, ploat, plott, poach, potch, tacho, tlaco, total

4 Letter Words for Potlatch

acop, acpt, acth, alco, alop, alto, atoc, atop, calo, calp, caph, capo, capt, cath, chal, chao, chap, chat, chol, chop, clap, clat, clop, clot, coal, coat, cola, colp, colt, copa, copt, coth, cott, halo, halp, halt, hatt, hola, holp, holt, http, lath, loca, lota, oath, ocht, octa, opah, opal, paco, pact, paho, palt, path, pato, patt, phat, phot, plat, plot, poha, polt, pott, ptah, tach, taco, tact, talc, tath, that, toat, toch, tola, tolt, toph

3 Letter Words for Potlatch

ach, act, aho, alc, alo, alp, alt, apc, aph, apl, apt, atp, att, cal, cap, cat, cha, cho, clo, col, cop, cot, cpa, cpl, cpo, cpt, cto, hao, hap, hat, hcl, hoa, hoc, hol, hop, hot, lac, lah, lao, lap, lat, lca, loa, loc, lop, lot, oat, oca, och, oct, ola, olp, opa, opt, otc, pac, pah, pal, pat, pct, pho, pht, poa, poh, pol, pot, pta, ptt, tal, tao, tap, tat, tch, tcp, tha, tho, tlc, tlo, toa, toc, tol, top, tot, tph

Definitions for Potlatch

[1] (among American Indians of the northern Pacific coast, especially the Kwakiutl) a ceremonial festival at which gifts are bestowed on the guests and property is destroyed by its owner in a show of wealth that the guests later attempt to surpass.
[2] Pacific Northwest . a party or celebration.
[3] anthropol a competitive ceremonial activity among certain North American Indians, esp the Kwakiutl, involving a lavish distribution of gifts and the destruction of property to emphasize the wealth and status of the chief or clan
[4] US and Canadian informal a wild party or revel

Words related to Potlatch

festivity, picnic, repast, festival, fiesta, dinner, gala, barbecue, blow, carousal, carnival, blowout, entertainment, refreshment, fete, spread, regale, treat, merrymaking, wassail

Words nearby Potlatch

potiche, potidaea, potion, potiphar, potjie, potlatch, potlicker, potline, potluck, potman, potomac

Origin of Potlatch

1835–45; < Chinook Jargon pátlač, páλač < Nootka p̉aλp̉a- (reduplication of p̉a- make ceremonial gifts in potlatch) + -č suffix marking iterative aspect

Word origin for Potlatch

C19: from Chinook, from Nootka patshatl a giving, present

Synonyms for Potlatch

barbecue, dinner, festival, festivity, fiesta, gala, picnic, repast, blow, blowout, carnival, carousal, clambake, entertainment, fete, jollification, merrymaking, refreshment, regale, spread, treat, wassail, big feed, fest