potluck

Meaning

Noun

1. (also, attributive, countable, dated, uncountable) A meal, especially one offered to a guest, consisting of whatever food is available.
2. (also, attributive, broadly, countable, uncountable) Whatever is available in a particular situation.
3. (US, also, attributive, countable, uncountable) A shared meal consisting of whatever guests have brought (sometimes without prior arrangement); a potlatch; also, a dish of food brought to such a meal.
4. (also, attributive, countable, obsolete, uncountable) The last draft or portion of an alcoholic beverage in a pot or other drinking vessel.

Verb

To take part in a potluck, where each participant brings a meal to be shared by all.

Synonyms

light meal

refreshments

snack

Dutch treat

simple meal

Translations

pique-nique

comida informal

auberge espagnole

repas-partage

potluck

potluck

الطعام المتوفّر

hazır bulunan yemek

Potluck

salmigondis

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˌpɒtˈlʌk/

Etymology

From pot + luck. According to the Oxford English Dictionary, sense 3 (“a shared meal consisting of whatever guests have brought”) is unlikely to have been influenced by potlatch even though it has the same meaning.