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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