potlatch

¹pot·latch

noun \ˈpät-ˌlach\

Definition of POTLATCH

1

: a ceremonial feast of the American Indians of the northwest coast marked by the host's lavish distribution of gifts or sometimes destruction of property to demonstrate wealth and generosity with the expectation of eventual reciprocation

2

Northwest : a social event or celebration

Origin of POTLATCH

Chinook Jargon patlač, from Nootka p̓aƛp̓ač

First Known Use: circa 1861

Rhymes with POTLATCH

attach, book-match, bycatch, crosshatch, crosspatch, detach, dispatch, fair catch, from scratch, night latch, nuthatch, oil patch, outmatch, rematch, Sasquatch, slow match, test match, throatlatch, unlatch