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potlaching

potlaching is the alternative spelling of potlatching.

potlaching is the present participle and gerund of potlach.

Meaning of potlatching

Noun

potlatching (countable and uncountable, plural potlatchings)

  1. (also, attributive) An act of giving; especially, the giving of a gift during a potlatch ceremony.
  2. (also, attributive) The carrying out of a potlatch ceremony.

Forms of potlaching

pluralpotlachings

Origin of potlaching

From potlach + -ing.

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Questions about potlaching

What is potlaching the alternative spelling of?
Potlaching is the alternative spelling of potlatching.

Words near potlaching in the dictionary

  1. Potkays
  2. potlach
  3. potlache
  4. potlached
  5. potlaches
  6. potlaching
  7. potlatch
  8. potlatched
  9. potlatcher
  10. potlatchers
  11. potlatches

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Adapted from Wiktionary: potlaching (page history and authors); potlatching (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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