potlatch

Etymology


The is borrowed from, , from  pa'chatle, pa'chēētle, pah-chilt (“to give, give me”), from.

Sense 1 of the (“to give; especially, to give a gift during a potlatch ceremony”) is borrowed from,  (see above); sense 2 (“to carry out or take part in a potlatch ceremony”) is derived from the noun.

Noun

 * 1)  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)  A communal meal to which guests bring dishes to share; a potluck.
 * 1)  A communal meal to which guests bring dishes to share; a potluck.
 * 1)  A communal meal to which guests bring dishes to share; a potluck.
 * 1)  A communal meal to which guests bring dishes to share; a potluck.
 * 1)  A communal meal to which guests bring dishes to share; a potluck.
 * 1)  A communal meal to which guests bring dishes to share; a potluck.
 * 1)  A communal meal to which guests bring dishes to share; a potluck.
 * 1)  A communal meal to which guests bring dishes to share; a potluck.
 * 1)  A communal meal to which guests bring dishes to share; a potluck.
 * 1)  A communal meal to which guests bring dishes to share; a potluck.
 * 1)  A communal meal to which guests bring dishes to share; a potluck.
 * 1)  A communal meal to which guests bring dishes to share; a potluck.

Translations

 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 散財宴
 * Chinook Jargon: potlatch, pátlač
 * Czech: potlač
 * Esperanto: potlaĉo
 * Finnish: potlach
 * French:
 * Halkomelem: stl'e'áleq
 * Japanese: ポトラッチ
 * Polish: potlacz
 * Russian:
 * Serbo-Croatian:
 * Roman: potlač
 * Turkish:
 * Ukrainian: потлач


 * Chinese:
 * Hokkien: 樂公, 拍斗四
 * Finnish:
 * French:, buffet canadien, repas-partage
 * German: Potluck
 * Greek:
 * Ancient: ἔρανος
 * Icelandic: pálínuboð
 * Italian: pranzo al sacco
 * Portuguese: festa americana
 * Spanish: comelata
 * Swedish:

Verb

 * 1)  To give; especially, to give as a gift during a potlatch ceremony.
 * 2)  To carry out or take part in a potlatch ceremony.
 * 1)  To carry out or take part in a potlatch ceremony.
 * 1)  To carry out or take part in a potlatch ceremony.
 * 1)  To carry out or take part in a potlatch ceremony.
 * 1)  To carry out or take part in a potlatch ceremony.
 * 1)  To carry out or take part in a potlatch ceremony.
 * 1)  To carry out or take part in a potlatch ceremony.
 * 1)  To carry out or take part in a potlatch ceremony.

Etymology
From.

Noun

 * 1) gift
 * 2) giving
 * 3) gift-feast,

Verb

 * 1) to give, receive

Etymology
, from.