gala

Senso (Inglese)

Traduzioni

Frequenza

C2
Pronunciato come (IPA)
/ˈɡɑːlə/
Etimologia (Inglese)

In summary

From French gala, or directly from that word's etymon, which is either Italian gala, or Spanish gala, both meaning "festive occasion", and derived from Old French gale (“rejoicing”). (The French word likely kept the final -a to avoid homophony with gale (“scabies”).) Ultimately cognate to gallant and hence probably from Frankish *wala (“good, well”).

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