- (among North American Indian peoples of the northwest coast) an opulent ceremonial feast at which possessions are given away or destroyed to display wealth or enhance prestige（北美西北海岸印第安人为炫耀财富提高声誉所进行的）炫财冬宴。
词源
Chinook Jargon， from Nootka p'ačitł 'make a gift at a potlatch'.