culturalswapping
nounUK /ˈkʌl.tʃər.əl ˌswɒp.ɪŋ/
US /ˈkʌl.tʃɚ.əl ˌswɑːp.ɪŋ/
When people from different places share and try each other's foods, clothes, and ways of life.
At the school fair, culturalswapping meant trying tacos, learning a folk dance, and wearing a kimono.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A game or activity where friends trade items that represent their own culture.
The campers played culturalswapping, trading postcards and small crafts from their hometowns.
3. The act of two groups teaching each other their languages and customs.
The pen-pal program encouraged culturalswapping between students in Japan and Brazil.
4. A school project where classmates present their family traditions to one another.
For culturalswapping, Maya brought her grandmother's recipe and taught the class a song.