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fi⋅es⋅ta

[fee-es-tuh; Sp. fyes-tah]
–noun, plural -tas [-tuhz; Sp. -tahs] .
1. any festival or festive celebration.
2. (in Spain and Latin America) a festive celebration of a religious holiday.

Origin:
1835–45, Americanism; < Sp < L fēsta; see feast
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fi·es·ta   (fē-ěs'tə)   
n.  A festival or religious holiday, especially a saint's day celebrated in Spanish-speaking countries.

[Spanish, from Vulgar Latin *fēsta; see feast.]
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fiesta 
1844, from Sp., lit. "feast" (see feast).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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