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Potlatch

2 stages from Chinook Jargon to English.

Today it means a ceremonial feast among Pacific Northwest peoples featuring gift-giving
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Stage 1 of 2
patlach
Chinook Jargon · 1800s
"giving, a gift"
meaning "giving" or "a gift"
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Stage 2 of 2
potlatch
English · 1800s
"a ceremonial gift-giving feast"
adopted for the ceremonial gift-giving feast of Pacific Northwest peoples
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