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fi·es·ta
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fiˈɛs
tə;
Spanish
ˈfyɛs
tɑ
/
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fee-
es
-t
uh
;
Spanish
fyes
-tah
]
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noun,
plural
fi·es·tas
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-təz
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-tɑs
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-t
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z
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1.
any festival or festive celebration.
2.
(in Spain and Latin America) a festive celebration of a religious holiday.
Origin:
1835–45,
Americanism; <
Spanish
<
Latin
fēsta;
see
feast
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fiesta
(fɪˈɛstə,
Spanish
ˈfjesta)
—
n
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
]
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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Word Origin & History
fiesta
1844, from Sp., lit. "feast" (see
feast
).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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