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Rarepotlatch
The correct spelling is potlatch.
How to pronounce potlatch
/ˈpɒtlætʃ/
nounIPA: /ˈpɒtlætʃ/
Say it like: Pot-lac-h
The correct spelling is potlatch. 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 wea…
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Meanings
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.(chiefly Alaska) A communal meal to which guests bring dishes to share; a potluck.
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.
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