Feminine
fiesta
Meaning
- (feminine) party
- (feminine) feast
- (feminine) feast day (of a saint)
- (feminine) holiday
Concepts
see día de fiesta
see estar de fiesta
see no estar para fiestas
jubilee pattern
festive day
Synonyms
día feriado
kermesse
fiest
partusa
beanfeast
garufa
cortado de cabello
fiesta popular
día de fiesta
shindig
setout
celebracion
jollo
tafies
beano
karrete
comida festiva
Translations
Frequency
Hyphenated as
fies‧ta
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈfjesta/
Etymology
In summary
Inherited from Old Spanish fiesta, from Late Latin fĕsta, from Latin fēsta, plural of fēstum. It is unclear why the initial f- stayed in this word instead of becoming the expected h-.
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