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Webster 1913 Edition


Gala

Ga′la

,
Noun.
[F.
gala
show, pomp, fr. It.
gala
finery, gala; of German origin. See
Gallant
.]
Pomp, show, or festivity.
Macaulay.
Gala day
,
a day of mirth and festivity; a holiday.

Webster 1828 Edition


Gala

GA'LA

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Noun.
A gala day is a day of pomp, show or festivity, when persons appear in their best apparel.

Definition 2024


gaļa

gaļa

See also: gala, Gala, gála, galā, γάλα, and gaļā

Latvian

Gaļa

Noun

gaļa f (4th declension)

  1. meat (food obtained from the flesh of slaughtered animals)
    cūkas, aitas, jēra gaļa ― pig, sheep, lamb meat (i.e. pork, mutton, lamb)
    vērša, liellopu gaļa ― ox, cattle meat (i.e. beef)
    zivju gaļa ― fish meat
    trekna, liesa gaļa ― fatty, lean meat
    jēla, zaļa gaļa ― raw, green (i.e. raw) meat
    cepta, vārīta, žāvēta gaļa ― fried, boiled, dried meat
    malta gaļa ― minced meat
    gaļas šķēlemeat slice
    gaļas kvalitātemeat quality
    sālīt, sautēt gaļu ― to salt, to stew meat
    kāposti, pīrāgs ar gaļu ― cabbage, pastry (pirogi) with meat
    gaļas ražošana, rūpniecībameat production, industry
    truša gaļu, tāpat kā teļa gaļu, organisms viegli izmanto... ar savu maigo un patīkamo garšu tā atgādina vistas gaļu
    rabbit meat, like veal (lit. calf meat), can be easily utilized (i.e. digested) by the (human) organism... with its mild and pleasant taste, it is reminiscent of chicken meat
  2. (in the genitive, used adjectivally) meat (containing meat, cooked or prepared with meat)
    gaļas produktimeat products
    gaļas buljons, zupameat broth, soup
    gaļas mērcemeat sauce
    gaļas kotletes, pīrāgimeatballs, pastry (pirogi)
    gaļas konservi ― canned meat
  3. (in the genitive, used adjectivally, of animals) meat (from which one obtains meat; reared in order to produce meat)
    gaļas cūka, govsmeat pig, cow
    gaļas lopimeat cattle
    gaļas cāļimeat chicks (i.e. chicken)
  4. meat, flesh (animal muscular and adipose tissue; also, colloquially, human flesh, usually miesa)
    gaļas olbaltumvielasmeat protein
    kur gaļa, tur kauli; kur āda, tur spalva
    where (there is) meat, (there are) bones; where (there is) skin, (there is) fur
    mans ievainojums nav smags, bet lode iedzinusi no šineļa gaļā vilnas piku
    my wound is not heavy (i.e. serious), but the bullet drove in a lump of wool from the coat into (my) meat (or flesh)
  5. (rare) meat, flesh (soft, juicy part of a fruit)
    auglis (parastajai mandelei) no sāniem saspiests olveida kaulenis ar ādainu gaļu
    the fruit (of the common almond tree) is, from the side, a compressed oval drupe with leathery flesh

Declension

Synonyms

(of "flesh"): miesa

Derived terms

References

  1. Karulis, Konstantīns (1992), gaļa”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, ISBN 9984-700-12-7