fiesta

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EnglishEdit

Traditional procession at a fiesta

EtymologyEdit

From Spanish fiesta, from Latin festum (“feast”). Doublet of feast.

PronunciationEdit

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /fɪˈɛstə/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /fiˈɛstə/
• Rhymes: -ɛstə

NounEdit

fiesta (plural fiestas)

1. (In Spanish speaking countries) A religious festival.
2. A festive occasion.

SynonymsEdit

• (festive occasion): celebration, party

TranslationsEdit

religious festival in Spanish speaking country

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 節日 (zh), 节日 (zh) (jiérì), 祭典 (zh) (jìdiǎn)

• Finnish: fiesta (fi)

• French: please add this translation if you can
• Greek: γιορτή (el) f (giortí)
• Spanish: fiesta (es) f

festive occasion

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 節日 (zh), 节日 (zh) (jiérì)

• Finnish: juhla (fi)

• French: please add this translation if you can
• Greek: γιορτή (el) f (giortí)
• Spanish: fiesta (es) f

AnagramsEdit

• afties, saftie

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AsturianEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Late Latin festa < Latin festa, plural of festum.

NounEdit

fiesta f (plural fiestes)

1. party
2. festival

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FinnishEdit

NounEdit

fiesta

1. fiesta

DeclensionEdit

Inflection of fiesta (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		fiesta	fiestat
genitive		fiestan	fiestojen
partitive		fiestaa	fiestoja
illative		fiestaan	fiestoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		fiesta	fiestat
accusative	nom.	fiesta	fiestat
	gen.	fiestan
genitive		fiestan	fiestojen fiestainrare
partitive		fiestaa	fiestoja
inessive		fiestassa	fiestoissa
elative		fiestasta	fiestoista
illative		fiestaan	fiestoihin
adessive		fiestalla	fiestoilla
ablative		fiestalta	fiestoilta
allative		fiestalle	fiestoille
essive		fiestana	fiestoina
translative		fiestaksi	fiestoiksi
instructive		—	fiestoin
abessive		fiestatta	fiestoitta
comitative		—	fiestoineen

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SpanishEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Late Latin festa, from Latin festa, plural of festum.

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /ˈfjesta/, [ˈfjest̪a]

NounEdit

fiesta f (plural fiestas)

1. party

   Synonyms: pachanga, farra, reventón (Mexico), charrango (Honduras), juerga, parranda

2. feast

Derived termsEdit

• aguafiestas
• fiestear
• fiestero

Related termsEdit

• festejar
• festín
• festivo
• festival
• festividad

Further readingEdit

• “fiesta” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.