potlatch in French
potlatch in French
potlatch
(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.
auberge espagnole
(US, chiefly, Alaska) A communal meal to which guests bring dishes to share; a potluck.
buffet canadien
(US, chiefly, Alaska) A communal meal to which guests bring dishes to share; a potluck.
repas-partage
(US, chiefly, Alaska) A communal meal to which guests bring dishes to share; a potluck.