gala

noun

1
: a festive celebration
especially : a public entertainment marking a special occasion
2
capitalized : a medium-sized apple with crisp yellowish-white sweet flesh and a red skin or a golden skin with red striping
gala adjective

Examples of gala in a Sentence

a grand gala celebrating the town's centennial attended the gala celebrating the reopening of the museum
Recent Examples on the Web Cher will perform at amfAR’s annual Cannes Film Festival gala on May 23, Variety can exclusively report. Marc Malkin, Variety, 18 Mar. 2024 Last year, the group hijacked events featuring Biden administration officials and shut down a gala honoring notorious ExxonMobil CEO Darren Woods. Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 16 Mar. 2024 Thursday night’s awards were presented during a gala event at the Hollywood Palladium, hosted by Sherri Shepherd. Carly Thomas, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Mar. 2024 At the Black Conservative Federation gala event, before a predominantly Black audience, Mr. Trump explicitly tied his indictments to his receiving Black support. Shane Goldmacher, New York Times, 12 Mar. 2024 Sipping on Rumor Rose, a recurring donor for amfAR gala which was strategically placed on every table in the seafoam green and peach draped tent, the evening concluded with a serenade by Sting. Erin Michelle Newberg, Vogue, 4 Mar. 2024 The groundbreaking is scheduled on the same day as the Rep's annual fundraising gala, the Curtain Call Ball. Jim Higgins, Journal Sentinel, 1 Mar. 2024 Tickets for the full gala evening range from $2,500 (for concert and dinner seating for one) to $100,000 (for premier concert seating and VIP seating for 16). See the Pops’ announcement below. Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 28 Feb. 2024 At the Super Supper and Auction annual school gala, the video was projected up on a large screen. Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Mar. 2024

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Word History

Etymology

borrowed from French, borrowed from Spanish, "elegance, pomp, occasion marked by display," borrowed from Middle French gale "festivity, pleasure" — more at gallant entry 1

First Known Use

1777, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of gala was in 1777

Dictionary Entries Near gala

Cite this Entry

“Gala.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gala. Accessed 28 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

gala

noun
: a festive celebration
gala adjective

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