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Falla

American  
[fah-yuh, fah-lyah] / ˈfɑ yə, ˈfɑ lyɑ /

noun

  1. Manuel de 1876–1946, Spanish composer.


Falla British  
/ ˈfaʎa /

noun

  1. Manuel de (maˈnwɛl de). 1876–1946, Spanish composer and pianist, composer of the opera La Vida Breve (1905), the ballet The Three-Cornered Hat (1919), guitar and piano music, and songs

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Mr Falla explained the impact was being felt in an "immediate decline" in new bookings, as well as cancellations.

From BBC

Falla said she has stopped selling many vegetables and fruits because supplier prices are just too high.

From Reuters

When Maria Alvarado, 38, store manager of Fallas along West 5th Street, came into work this morning, she knew she had her work cut out for her.

From Los Angeles Times

Elsewhere in North America, Victor Batista Falla had recently returned to Cuba, the country of his birth, for the first time in 60 years.

From BBC

In Valencia, in southeastern Spain, a female dog walker was filmed dressed in a costume that is worn to celebrate the Las Fallas festival, which has been canceled.

From Fox News