potluck
A meal, especially one offered to a guest, consisting of whatever food is availableA meal, especially one offered to a guest, consisting of whatever food is available.
» Tom is having a potluck dinner.
Значение
значений: 4(также, атрибутивное, исчисляемое, устаревшее, неисчисляемое)A meal, especially one offered to a guest, consisting of whatever food is available.
Here are some leftover beans and meat; we can make a good potluck stew from them.
whatever happens to be available especially when offered to an unexpected guest or when brought by guests and shared by all
(также, атрибутивное, шире, исчисляемое, неисчисляемое)Whatever is available in a particular situation.
(США, также, атрибутивное, исчисляемое, неисчисляемое)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.
(также, атрибутивное, исчисляемое, устаревшее, неисчисляемое)The last draft or portion of an alcoholic beverage in a pot or other drinking vessel.
Примеры
предложений: 10Tom is having a potluck dinner.
Tom is having a potluck party.
Tom and Mary are having a potluck.
They brought two dishes to the potluck.
Benedito's salad is a hit at every potluck.
Переводы
языков: 1Происхождение
From pot + luck. According to the Oxford English Dictionary, sense 3 (“a shared meal consiFrom 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.
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Формы
мн. число: potlucksСинонимы
синонимов: 1Однокоренные
связанных слов: 2Уроки к слову
уроков: 1- A1Исчисляемые и неисчисляемые существительные — Потому что оно может быть неисчисляемым