noun
Meaning 1
A religious festival.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
fiesta
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Sound
Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation: /fɪˈestə/
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Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
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General-American: /fiˈɛstə/
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rhymes with -ɛstə
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CMU ARPABET: F IY0 EH1 S T AH0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
A festive occasion.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: celebration, party
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 3
To take part in a festive celebration; to party.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
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noun
Meaning 4
an elaborate party (often outdoors)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: fete, feast
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: party
Narrower terms: luau, potlatch
History
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish fiesta, from Late Latin festa, from the plural of festum (“feast”). Doublet of feast, fest, and fete.
Across languages
Translations
14 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Chinese Mandarin: 節日 /节日 (jiérì) — religious festival in Spanish-speaking country
- Chinese Mandarin: 祭典 (jìdiǎn) — religious festival in Spanish-speaking country
- Finnish: fiesta — religious festival in Spanish-speaking country
- Greek: γιορτή (giortí) — religious festival in Spanish-speaking country
- Spanish: fiesta — religious festival in Spanish-speaking country
- Tagalog: piyesta — religious festival in Spanish-speaking country
- Chinese Mandarin: 節日 /节日 (jiérì) — festive occasion
- Finnish: juhla — festive occasion
- French: fête — festive occasion
- French: teuf — festive occasion
- French: boum — festive occasion
- French: chouille — festive occasion
- Greek: γιορτή (giortí) — festive occasion
- Spanish: fiesta — festive occasion
Real reading context