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Kuvat 6

Vaihtoehtoiset kirjoitusmuodot

Synonyymit

Ääntäminen

  • ÄäntäminenGA:
    • IPA: /ˈpɑtˌlæt͡ʃ/
  • RP:
    • IPA: /ˈpɒtlætʃ/
KieliKäännökset
portugalifesta americana
ranskapotlatch, auberge espagnole, repas-partage, buffet canadien
ruotsiknytkalas
suominyyttikestit
venäjäпотлач (potlatš)

Määritelmät

Substantiivi

  1. (Canada, US, also, figuratively) 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. (Canada, US, chiefly Alaska) A communal meal to which guests bring dishes to share; a potluck.

Verbi

  1. (transitive) To give; especially, to give as a gift during a potlatch ceremony.
  2. (intransitive) To carry out or take part in a potlatch ceremony.

Taivutusmuodot

Monikkopotlatches

Luokat


(Canada, US, also, figuratively) 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.

A potlatch of the Kwakwakaʼwakw people of the Pacific Northwest, photographed by Edward S. Curtis and published in the early 20th century.

(Canada, US, also, figuratively) 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.

Speaker Figure, 19th century, Brooklyn Museum, the figure represents a speaker at a potlatch. An orator standing behind the figure would have spoken through its mouth, announcing the names of arriving guests.

(Canada, US, also, figuratively) 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.

Edward Curtis photo of a Kwakwaka'wakw potlatch with dancers and singers