Difference between revisions of "gala"

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==Naija==
 
==Naija==
===Alternative forms===
 
* skeleton 0.83 20, windsor 0.83 17, parc 0.82 8, china-africa 0.82 5, des 0.81 17, desmond 0.80 10, dynamo 0.80 7, emilia 0.80 9, agadir 0.79 5
 
  
 
===Etymology===
 
===Etymology===
Borrowed from English gala
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From: UAC brand name ''gala''
  
 
===Pronunciation===
 
===Pronunciation===
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<sm2>Pcm-ng-gala.f.ogg</sm2>  
 
<sm2>Pcm-ng-gala.f.ogg</sm2>  
 
<sm2>Pcm-ng-gala.m.ogg</sm2>  
 
<sm2>Pcm-ng-gala.m.ogg</sm2>  
 
===Frequency===
 
* Frequency in NSC treebank: 0
 
* Frequency rank in NSC treebank: inf
 
* Frequency in raw corpus: 4
 
* Frequency rank in raw corpus: 13567
 
 
The word is used more in written texts than orally.
 
 
  
 
===Noun===
 
===Noun===
gala: a type of sausage roll -- Definition in Naija?
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*One kind long buns de dey make with flour wey de roll wit meat for inside di centre.
 
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:*{{ux|dv|I buy bigi '''gala''' for road, con chop am inside bus.|(I bought bigi gala from roadside vendors and ate it while on the bus ride.)}}
 
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:*{{ux|dv|I don tell you sey meh you no dey carry babe for head as if sey you dey, as if sey you dey hawk '''gala'''. |(ENU_20_Relationship-With-Women_DG__18, I have advised you against being as flirtatious as a sausage vendor.)}}
# Egbokhare (frequency:Inf)
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#: {{ux|dv|I buy bigi '''gala''' for road, con chop am inside bus.|no translation}}
 
# - (frequency:3)
 
#: {{ux|dv|I don tell you sey meh you no dey carry babe for head as if sey you dey, as if sey you dey hawk '''gala'''. |(ENU_20_Relationship-With-Women_DG__18, I have told you not to be too serious with girls as if you hawk gala.)}}
 
#: {{ux|dv|For 2011, dem bin do '''gala''' dinner for Lowry Hotel for Manchester SSF and di Royal Manchester Children's Hospital. |(bbc__49653, __no translation__)}}
 
 
 
====Derived forms====
 
 
 
 
 
====Synonymes====
 
* skeleton 0.83 20, windsor 0.83 17, parc 0.82 8, china-africa 0.82 5, des 0.81 17, desmond 0.80 10, dynamo 0.80 7, emilia 0.80 9, agadir 0.79 5
 
 
 
====Antonymes====
 
* skeleton 0.83 20, windsor 0.83 17, parc 0.82 8, china-africa 0.82 5, des 0.81 17, desmond 0.80 10, dynamo 0.80 7, emilia 0.80 9, agadir 0.79 5
 
  
 
====Translations====
 
====Translations====
* English: a type of sausage roll
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* English: ''brand of sausage roll''

Latest revision as of 14:06, 31 May 2023

Naija

Etymology

From: UAC brand name gala

Pronunciation

  • gálà

Play Play

Noun

  • One kind long buns de dey make with flour wey de roll wit meat for inside di centre.
  • I buy bigi gala for road, con chop am inside bus.  — (I bought bigi gala from roadside vendors and ate it while on the bus ride.)
  • I don tell you sey meh you no dey carry babe for head as if sey you dey, as if sey you dey hawk gala.  — (ENU_20_Relationship-With-Women_DG__18, I have advised you against being as flirtatious as a sausage vendor.)


Translations

  • English: brand of sausage roll