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Definition of gayelle in English: gayellenoun ˈɡajalˈɡajɛl West Indian An arena or ring for cockfighting or stick-fighting. Example sentencesExamples - Why doesn't the ministry grant more licences all other companies that wish to jump into the gayelle to provide the service that we so much deserve, need and demand?
- While stick fighters are usually male, skill and quickness is a worthy opponent to strength in this violent dance and many women have been victorious in the gayelle.
- In the West Indies the gayelle is best known as the stage for stick fighting, or the pit for illegal cock fighting.
- He moved to Rio Claro as an agricultural officer, where, he has said, he got involved in the community, singing for stickfights at the gayelle.
- Stickfight gayelles all over Trinidad in 1996 provided Carnival excitement and sustained areas of intensity from New Years Day to Carnival Monday.
Origin From Spanish gallera 'cockpit'. |