Word: potlaching
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: pot
la
ching
Definition: Alternative form of potlatching; gerund of potlatch.
Morphemes:
Affix: potlach
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Alternative form of potlatch; a ceremonial feast held by some Indians of the northwestern coast of North America (as in celebrating a marriage or a new accession) in which the host gives gifts to tribesmen and others to display his superior wealth (sometimes, formerly, to his own impoverishment)
Affix: -ing
Language: en
Meaning: gerund noun