Gala : nm (word from Spanish or Italian, from Old French scabies « rejoicing ").
A gala is a great Party, often from character official (ceremony, reception).
Gala of beneficence.
Galas.
Gala outfit.
Evening gala.
Aged meaning: to do gala, to do the Party.
Quote from the American writer Truman Capote, by his birth name Truman Streckfus Persons (1924-1984): “As the sun reappeared, Peter grabbed her hand to force her to get up. And where will we do the gala tonight, he asked? » », in his novel La Traversée de l'été (published posthumously in 2005).