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单词 potlatch
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
pot•latch  (pot′lach),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Anthropology(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 to surpass.
  2. Dialect Terms[Pacific Northwest.]a party or celebration.
  • Nootka p̓aλp̓a- (reduplication of p̓a- make ceremonial gifts in potlatch) + -č suffix marking iterative aspect
  • Chinook Jargon pátlač, páλač
  • 1835–45

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
potlatch /ˈpɒtˌlætʃ/ n
  1. 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
Etymology: 19th Century: from Chinook, from Nootka patshatl a giving, present
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