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potlatch

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pot=latch

CIDE DICTIONARY

potlatchn. [Chinook potlatch, pahtlatch, fr. Nootka pahchilt, pachalt, a gift.].
  •  Among the Kwakiutl, Chimmesyan, and other Indians of the northwestern coast of North America, a ceremonial distribution by a man of gifts to his own and neighboring tribesmen, often, formerly, to his own impoverishment. Feasting, dancing, and public ceremonies accompany it.  [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
  •  Hence, a feast given to a large number of persons, often accompanied by gifts.  [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

potlatch, n. (among N. American Indians) a ceremonial giving away or destruction of property to enhance status.

Etymology
Chinook f. Nootka patlatsh gift

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