gala

Questions about gala

What does gala mean?

gala means "a gay festivity".

How many syllables are in gala?

gala has 2 syllables: gal-a. The stress falls on "gal". In IPA it is /ˈɡælə/.

What is another word for gala?

Close synonyms include gala affair, jamboree, blowout. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is gala a common word?

gala is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for gala come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.