Word: potlaches
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: pot
la
ches
Definition: Plural of potlach (alternative form of "potlatches".)
Morphemes:
Affix: potlache
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: dated spelling 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: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form many pluralia tantum (nouns that are almost or entirely without singular forms).