がら

noun, noun, used as a prefix

chicken bones; chicken carcass

Refers to the leftover bones and frame of a chicken, especially after the meat has been removed. Commonly used in cooking contexts, such as making broth.

See also: 鶏がら

• 鶏とりがらでスープを取とる。

  I make soup from chicken bones.

• がらを煮に込こんでだしをとります。

  Simmer the chicken carcass to make stock.

noun

poor-quality coke

Technical term for low-grade coke (coal product) that is inferior or leftover. Rare outside industrial contexts.

• この工こう場じょうでは、がらと呼よばれる低てい品ひん質しつのコークスが副ふく産さん物ぶつとして出でる。

  In this factory, a low-quality coke called gara is produced as a by-product.

suffix

leftovers; remnants

Suffix attached to nouns to indicate the leftover or waste part of something. Often used in compounds like パンがら (bread crusts/leftovers) or 野菜がら (vegetable scraps).

• パンがらは捨すてずにクルトンに使つかえる。

  Bread leftovers can be used for croutons instead of being thrown away.

• 野や菜さいがらを集あつめて堆たい肥ひを作つくる。

  I collect vegetable scraps to make compost.