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gala

/ˈɡælə/GA-luh
/ˈɡælə/GA-luh

Meaningfinery, festive dress

Common meaning: a festive occasion

Journey through time

  1. Italiangala‘ornament, finery, festive attire’source
  2. Frenchgalasource
  3. Englishgala‘a festive occasion’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Italian gala ‘finery, festive dress’.

Roots

  • gala Italian “finery, festive dress”

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