potluck

Etymology
From. According to the , sense 3 (“a shared meal consisting of whatever guests have brought”) is unlikely to have been influenced by even though it has the same meaning.

Noun

 * 1)  A meal, especially one offered to a guest, consisting of whatever food is available.
 * 2)  Whatever is available in a particular situation.
 * 3)  A shared meal consisting of whatever guests have brought (sometimes without prior arrangement); a potlatch; also, a dish of food brought to such a meal.
 * 4)  The last draft or portion of an alcoholic beverage in a pot or other drinking vessel.
 * 1)  Whatever is available in a particular situation.
 * 2)  A shared meal consisting of whatever guests have brought (sometimes without prior arrangement); a potlatch; also, a dish of food brought to such a meal.
 * 3)  The last draft or portion of an alcoholic beverage in a pot or other drinking vessel.
 * 1)  Whatever is available in a particular situation.
 * 2)  A shared meal consisting of whatever guests have brought (sometimes without prior arrangement); a potlatch; also, a dish of food brought to such a meal.
 * 3)  The last draft or portion of an alcoholic beverage in a pot or other drinking vessel.
 * 1)  A shared meal consisting of whatever guests have brought (sometimes without prior arrangement); a potlatch; also, a dish of food brought to such a meal.
 * 2)  The last draft or portion of an alcoholic beverage in a pot or other drinking vessel.
 * 1)  The last draft or portion of an alcoholic beverage in a pot or other drinking vessel.
 * 1)  The last draft or portion of an alcoholic beverage in a pot or other drinking vessel.
 * 1)  The last draft or portion of an alcoholic beverage in a pot or other drinking vessel.
 * 1)  The last draft or portion of an alcoholic beverage in a pot or other drinking vessel.
 * 1)  The last draft or portion of an alcoholic beverage in a pot or other drinking vessel.
 * 1)  The last draft or portion of an alcoholic beverage in a pot or other drinking vessel.

Usage notes
Sense 3 of the term is widespread in American English, though the Dictionary of American Regional English finds that it is less common in the South, the Mid-Atlantic states, and New York than elsewhere.

Translations

 * Bulgarian: тюрлюгювеч
 * Spanish: comida ordinaria
 * Welsh: ciniaw

Verb

 * 1)  To take part in a potluck, where each participant brings a meal to be shared by all.