gara
garâ with stress marks
elegance, opulence
Usage Note
Gara refers to a quality of elegance, lavishness, or ostentatious wealth. The adjective form magara is the more commonly used word, describing someone who lives grandly or dresses extravagantly — it often carries an admiring tone, unlike mayabang which implies empty boastfulness.
Examples
" Hangang-hanga ako sa gara niya. "
Natural Translation
I really admire her elegance.
Literal Translation
Admiring I in elegance her.
" Kilala ang pamilya sa kanilang gara at estilo sa bawat okasyon. "
Natural Translation
The family is known for their elegance and style at every occasion.
Literal Translation
Known the family in their elegance and style in every occasion.
" Sa likod ng gara at karangyaan ng kanilang tahanan, payak lang naman talaga ang kanilang pamumuhay. "
Natural Translation
Behind the elegance and opulence of their home, their way of life is really quite simple.
Literal Translation
In back of the elegance and opulence of their home, simple only really truly the their living.
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