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• potlatch — I. noun Etymology: Chinook Jargon patlač, from Nootka p̓aλ̄p̓ač Date: circa 1861 1. a ceremonial feast of the American Indians of the northwest coast marked by the host s lavish distribution of gifts or sometimes destruction of property to… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• potlatch — /pot lach/, n. 1. (among American Indians of the northern Pacific coast, esp. 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… …   Universalium

• potlatch — pot•latch [[t]ˈpɒt lætʃ[/t]] n. 1) ant (among American Indians of the N Pacific coast, esp. the Kwakiutl) a ceremonial festival at which the sponsor bestows gifts lavishly upon the guests and sometimes destroys unbestowed gifts, thereby gaining… …   From formal English to slang