caracole vs gala

caracole

noun
  • A combat maneuver where riders of the same squadron turn simultaneously to their left or to their right. 

  • A spiral staircase. 

  • A half-turn performed by a horse and rider in dressage. 

verb
  • To execute a caracole. 

gala

noun
  • A competition 

  • A showy and festive party. 

  • Pomp, show, or festivity. 

  • A member of an androgynous class of priests of the Sumerian goddess Inanna. 

adj
  • Celebratory; festive. 

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