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gala.

gala (showy and festive party)

4 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈɡa.lɐ/Brazil/ˈɡa.lɐ/Portugal
  1. gala (showy and festive party)

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Italian gala.

noun/ˈɡa.lɐ/Brazil/ˈɡa.lɐ/Portugal
  1. sperm, jizz, cum, nut, spunk

    Northeast-Brazil · feminine · vulgar
  2. chalaza (spiral band which attach the yolk of an egg to the eggshell)

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gelH-der.? Latin gallus Old Galician-Portuguese galo Portuguese galo Proto-Italic *-āzi ▲ Latin -ereinflu. Latin -āre Old Galician-Portuguese -ar Portuguese -ar Portuguese galardeverb. Portuguese gala Deverbal from galar.

verb/ˈɡa.lɐ/Brazil/ˈɡa.lɐ/Portugal
  1. inflection of galar: third-person singular present indicative

    form-of · indicative · present · singular · third-person
  2. inflection of galar: second-person singular imperative

    form-of · imperative · second-person · singular
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