| 单词 | potlatch |
| 释义 | 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 to surpass. 2. Pacific Northwest. a party or celebration. [1835-45; < Chinook Jargon pátlac, pálac < Nootka palpa- (redupl. of PA- make ceremonial gifts in potlatch) + -c suffix marking iterative aspect] |
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