feira

Meaning

1. (feminine) market; fair
2. (feminine, figuratively) confusion, disorder, din
3. (dated, feminine) designation for a weekday in Galician, e.g. corta feira (“Wednesday”, literally “fourth weekday”)

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈfejɾa̝/

Etymology

Cognate with Portuguese: feira

Cognate with Spanish: feria

Cognate with French: foire

Cognate with Italian: fiera

Cognate with Sicilian: fera

Cognate with English: fair

In summary

From Old Galician-Portuguese feira, from Late Latin feria (“festival, holiday”), from Latin feriae, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰéh₁s (“god, godhead, deity”).
Cognate with Portuguese feira, Spanish feria, French foire, Italian fiera,
Sicilian fera and English fair.

Sentences

Comisión de Cultura desta sexta feira na Cámara .

Committee on Culture this Friday in the House.