[swah-rey] 
| an evening party or social gathering, esp. one held for a particular purpose: a musical soiree. |
| soi·ree also soi·rée (swä-rā') n. An evening party or reception. [French soirée, from Old French seree, from seir, evening, from Latin sērō, at a late hour, from sērus, late.] |
