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fiesta

(fiestə)

Word forms: plural fiestas

countable noun

A fiesta is a time of public entertainment and parties, usually on a special religious holiday, especially in Spain or Latin America.

Synonyms: carnival, party, holiday, fair More Synonyms of fiesta

fiesta in British English

(fɪˈɛstə, Spanish ˈfjesta)

noun

a religious festival or celebration, esp on a saint's day

a holiday or carnival

Word origin

Spanish, from Latin festa, plural of festum festival; see feast

fiesta in American English

(fiˈɛstə)

noun

a religious festival; esp., a saint's day

any gala celebration; holiday

Word origin

Sp < VL festa: see feast

Examples of 'fiesta' in a sentence
fiesta

It was the first night of the annual fiesta in the village.One Sunday they came to a village which was holding a fiesta for its patron saint.

(noun) in the sense of carnival

Definition

(esp. in Spain and Latin America) a religious festival or carnival

It was spectacular - a fiesta of music and dance.

Synonyms

carnival

The town is best known for its carnivals with masked balls and firework processions.

party

holiday

New Year's Day is a public holiday throughout Britain.

fair

I used to love going to the fair when I was young.

fête

The Vicar is organizing a church fete.

festival

The Festival will provide spectacles like river pageants.

celebration

There was a celebration in our house that night.

feast

The feast of Passover began last night.

revel

The revels often last until dawn.

jubilee

Queen Victoria's jubilee

festivity

The festivities included a firework display.

jamboree

a fund-raising jamboree in aid of sickle-cell research

Mardi Gras

revelry

The sounds of revelry are getting louder.

mela

Saturnalia

saint's day

merrymaking

carousal

bacchanal or bacchanalia

gala

a gala at the Royal Opera House

Additional synonyms

in the sense of celebration

There was a celebration in our house that night.

Synonyms

party,

festival,

gala,

jubilee,

festivity,

rave (British, slang),

junketing,

beano (British, slang),

revelry,

red-letter day,

rave-up (British, slang),

merrymaking,

jollification,

carousal,

-fest,

hooley or hoolie (Irish, New Zealand)

in the sense of fair

Definition

a travelling entertainment with sideshows, rides, and amusements

I used to love going to the fair when I was young.

Synonyms

carnival,

fête,

mela,

gala,

bazaar

in the sense of feast

Definition

an annual religious celebration

The feast of Passover began last night.

Synonyms

festival,

holiday,

fête,

celebration,

holy day,

red-letter day,

religious festival,

saint's day,

-fest,

gala day

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fight shy of something

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单词	fiesta
释义	Trends of fiesta View usage for: fiesta (fiestə) Word forms: plural fiestas countable noun A fiesta is a time of public entertainment and parties, usually on a special religious holiday, especially in Spain or Latin America. Synonyms: carnival, party, holiday, fair More Synonyms of fiesta fiesta in British English (fɪˈɛstə, Spanish ˈfjesta) noun 1. a religious festival or celebration, esp on a saint's day 2. a holiday or carnival Word origin Spanish, from Latin festa, plural of festum festival; see feast fiesta in American English (fiˈɛstə) US noun 1. a religious festival; esp., a saint's day 2. any gala celebration; holiday Word origin Sp < VL festa: see feast Examples of 'fiesta' in a sentence fiesta It was the first night of the annual fiesta in the village. The Sun (2011) One Sunday they came to a village which was holding a fiesta for its patron saint. Times, Sunday Times (2006) (noun) in the sense of carnival Definition (esp. in Spain and Latin America) a religious festival or carnival It was spectacular - a fiesta of music and dance. Synonyms carnival The town is best known for its carnivals with masked balls and firework processions. party holiday New Year's Day is a public holiday throughout Britain. fair I used to love going to the fair when I was young. fête The Vicar is organizing a church fete. festival The Festival will provide spectacles like river pageants. celebration There was a celebration in our house that night. feast The feast of Passover began last night. revel The revels often last until dawn. jubilee Queen Victoria's jubilee festivity The festivities included a firework display. jamboree a fund-raising jamboree in aid of sickle-cell research Mardi Gras revelry The sounds of revelry are getting louder. mela Saturnalia saint's day merrymaking carousal bacchanal or bacchanalia gala a gala at the Royal Opera House Additional synonyms in the sense of celebration There was a celebration in our house that night. Synonyms party, festival, gala, jubilee, festivity, rave (British, slang), junketing, beano (British, slang), revelry, red-letter day, rave-up (British, slang), merrymaking, jollification, carousal, -fest, hooley or hoolie (Irish, New Zealand) in the sense of fair Definition a travelling entertainment with sideshows, rides, and amusements I used to love going to the fair when I was young. Synonyms carnival, fête, mela, gala, bazaar in the sense of feast Definition an annual religious celebration The feast of Passover began last night. Synonyms festival, holiday, fête, celebration, holy day, red-letter day, religious festival, saint's day, -fest, gala day Nearby words of fiesta fiercely fierceness fiery fiesta fight fight back fight shy of something Synonyms of 'fiesta' fiesta Explore 'fiesta' in the dictionary
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