fiesta

English

Traditional procession at a fiesta

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish fiesta, from Late Latin festa, from the plural of festum (“feast”). Doublet of feast and fete.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fɪˈɛstə/
• IPA^(key): /fiˈɛstə/
• Rhymes: -ɛstə

Noun

fiesta (plural fiestas)

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

Synonyms

• (festive occasion): celebration, party

Translations

religious festival in Spanish speaking country

• Chinese:

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

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

festive occasion

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 節日／节日 (zh) (jiérì), 节日 (zh) (jiérì)

• Finnish: juhla (fi)
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• French: fête (fr) f, (slang) teuf (fr) f, (obsolete) boum (fr) f, (slang, Lorraine) chouille (fr) f
• Greek: γιορτή (el) f (giortí)
• Spanish: fiesta (es) f

Anagrams

• afties, saftie

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Asturian

Etymology

From Late Latin fēsta, from Latin fēsta, plural of fēstum.

Noun

fiesta f (plural fiestes)

1. party
2. festival

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Finnish

Noun

fiesta

1. fiesta

Declension

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 fiestain rare
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
abessive		fiestatta	fiestoitta
instructive		—	fiestoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of fiesta (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative fiestani fiestani accusative nom. fiestani fiestani gen. fiestani genitive fiestani fiestojeni fiestaini rare partitive fiestaani fiestojani inessive fiestassani fiestoissani elative fiestastani fiestoistani illative fiestaani fiestoihini adessive fiestallani fiestoillani ablative fiestaltani fiestoiltani allative fiestalleni fiestoilleni essive fiestanani fiestoinani translative fiestakseni fiestoikseni abessive fiestattani fiestoittani instructive — — comitative — fiestoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative fiestasi fiestasi accusative nom. fiestasi fiestasi gen. fiestasi genitive fiestasi fiestojesi fiestaisi rare partitive fiestaasi fiestojasi inessive fiestassasi fiestoissasi elative fiestastasi fiestoistasi illative fiestaasi fiestoihisi adessive fiestallasi fiestoillasi ablative fiestaltasi fiestoiltasi allative fiestallesi fiestoillesi essive fiestanasi fiestoinasi translative fiestaksesi fiestoiksesi abessive fiestattasi fiestoittasi instructive — — comitative — fiestoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative fiestamme fiestamme accusative nom. fiestamme fiestamme gen. fiestamme genitive fiestamme fiestojemme fiestaimme rare partitive fiestaamme fiestojamme inessive fiestassamme fiestoissamme elative fiestastamme fiestoistamme illative fiestaamme fiestoihimme adessive fiestallamme fiestoillamme ablative fiestaltamme fiestoiltamme allative fiestallemme fiestoillemme essive fiestanamme fiestoinamme translative fiestaksemme fiestoiksemme abessive fiestattamme fiestoittamme instructive — — comitative — fiestoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative fiestanne fiestanne accusative nom. fiestanne fiestanne gen. fiestanne genitive fiestanne fiestojenne fiestainne rare partitive fiestaanne fiestojanne inessive fiestassanne fiestoissanne elative fiestastanne fiestoistanne illative fiestaanne fiestoihinne adessive fiestallanne fiestoillanne ablative fiestaltanne fiestoiltanne allative fiestallenne fiestoillenne essive fiestananne fiestoinanne translative fiestaksenne fiestoiksenne abessive fiestattanne fiestoittanne instructive — — comitative — fiestoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative fiestansa fiestansa accusative nom. fiestansa fiestansa gen. fiestansa genitive fiestansa fiestojensa fiestainsa rare partitive fiestaansa fiestojaan fiestojansa inessive fiestassaan fiestassansa fiestoissaan fiestoissansa elative fiestastaan fiestastansa fiestoistaan fiestoistansa illative fiestaansa fiestoihinsa adessive fiestallaan fiestallansa fiestoillaan fiestoillansa ablative fiestaltaan fiestaltansa fiestoiltaan fiestoiltansa allative fiestalleen fiestallensa fiestoilleen fiestoillensa essive fiestanaan fiestanansa fiestoinaan fiestoinansa translative fiestakseen fiestaksensa fiestoikseen fiestoiksensa abessive fiestattaan fiestattansa fiestoittaan fiestoittansa instructive — — comitative — fiestoineen fiestoinensa

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Spanish

Etymology

From Old Spanish fiesta, from Late Latin fēsta, from Latin fēsta, plural of fēstum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfjesta/ [ˈfjes.t̪a]

Noun

fiesta f (plural fiestas)

1. party

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

2. feast
3. feast day (of a saint)
4. holiday

Derived terms

• aguafiestas
• cuando el gato no está los ratones están de fiesta
• día de fiesta (“holiday”) (Cuba)
• fiestear
• fiestero
• no saber de qué va la fiesta

 

Descendants

• → Basque: besta
• → English: fiesta
• → Finnish: fiesta

Related terms

• festejar
• festín
• festivo
• festival
• festividad

Further reading

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