gala
Spanish, noun/ˈɡala/
gala is spelled G-A-L-A (4 letters) and appears 11 times per million words in written Spanish, the 6,633rd most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Gala is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “gala” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a feminine singular of galo. The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Vestimenta elegante, que una persona generalmente usa solo en actos solemnes o en fiestas”.
What does gala mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininegala
- 2
feminineelegant dress, male clothes, specially those used in a gala
adjective
- 1
femininefeminine singular of galo
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Vestimenta elegante, que una persona generalmente usa solo en actos solemnes o en fiestas. 2. Garbo, gracejo o bizarría en las acciones o la forma de hablar. 3. Aquello que es más hermoso, selecto o destacado en algún lugar o cosa. 4. Besamanos que se hacía en la corte por ser el cumpleaños del rey, la reina, el príncipe o princesa, al cual los militares debían acudir con el uniforme correspondiente.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of gala
- galas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce gala?
- /ˈɡala/
- [ˈɡa.la]
- [ˈgala]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to gala
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is gala in Spanish?
gala appears 11 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).