gala.
bow (ornament on a dress etc.)
Meaning & usage
bow (ornament on a dress etc.)
bow tie (large)
frill, flounce, ruche (guarnizione di trine o stoffa increspata)
roche, ruching, ruffle
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”).
gala
festivity
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from Old French gale (“rejoicing”), from galer (“to rejoice”).
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