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gala.

bow (ornament on a dress etc.)

4 characters2 syllables approx.Italiano language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈɡa.la/
  1. bow (ornament on a dress etc.)

    feminine
  2. bow tie (large)

    feminine
  3. frill, flounce, ruche (guarnizione di trine o stoffa increspata)

    feminine
  4. roche, ruching, ruffle

    feminine
Where this word comes from

From Medieval Latin, Latinized form of Frankish *wala (“good, well”), from Proto-Germanic *wal-, from Proto-Indo-European *welh₁- (“to choose, wish”).

noun
  1. gala

    invariable · masculine
  2. festivity

    invariable · masculine
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Old French gale (“rejoicing”), from galer (“to rejoice”).

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