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fiesta

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fi·es·ta  (f-st)
n.
A festival or religious holiday, especially a saint's day celebrated in Spanish-speaking countries.

[Spanish, from Vulgar Latin *fsta; see feast.]

fiesta [fɪˈɛstə (Spanish) ˈfjesta]
n (esp in Spain and Latin America)
1. a religious festival or celebration, esp on a saint's day
2. a holiday or carnival
[Spanish, from Latin festa, plural of festum festival; see feast]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.fiestafiesta - an elaborate party (often outdoors)
party - an occasion on which people can assemble for social interaction and entertainment; "he planned a party to celebrate Bastille Day"
luau - an elaborate Hawaiian feast or party (especially one accompanied by traditional foods and entertainment)
potlatch - a ceremonial feast held by some Indians of the northwestern coast of North America (as in celebrating a marriage or a new accession) in which the host gives gifts to tribesmen and others to display his superior wealth (sometimes, formerly, to his own impoverishment)

fiesta
Translations
fiesta [fɪˈestə] Nfiesta f

fiesta [fiˈɛstə] nfiesta f

fiesta
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fiesta [fɪˈɛstə] nfiesta f inv
fiesta [fɪˈɛstə] nfiesta f inv

fiesta
n fiesta [fiˈestə]
1 a (religious) holiday, especially in Roman Catholic countries. fiësta, fees; feestelikheid عيد религиозен празник svátek fiesta; helligdag die Fiesta θρησκευτική γιορτή fiesta, festividad, día festivo püha عید مذهبی pyhimysjuhla fiesta חַג דָתִי धार्मिक त्यौहार crkvena svetkovina (templom)búcsú hari besar (helgi)hátíð; frí festa, giorno di festa 祭日 (스페인, 라틴아메리카에서) (종교적) 축제 fiesta, šventė (reliģiski) svētki hari kebesaran feest (helgen)fest święto, świętowanie festa fiesta религиозный праздник sviatok praznik fijesta helgdag งานเทศกาลทางศาสนา yortu, bayram 宗教假日,聖日 день святого (кого) ایک مذہبی چھٹی کا دن ngày hội
2 a festival or celebration. fees, feestelikheid مَهْرَجان ديني، إحْتِفال тържество slavnost festdag die Fiesta φιέστα festividad pidustused جشن؛ جشنواره fiesta fiesta חַג पर्वदिन slavlje ünnep perayaan skemmtun, hátíðahald festa, giorno di festa 祝祭 축제, 제전 šventė, iškilmės svētki perayaan feest fest, feiring festiwal festa fiesta фиеста slávnosť praznovanje festival fest, fiesta งานรื่นเริง; งานเฉลิมฉลอง şenlik 節日 карнавал کوئی تہوار ngày lễ; ngày hội


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