fiesta

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish fiesta, from Late Latin festa, from the plural of festum (“feast”). Doublet of feast, fest, and fete. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /fɪˈestə/ (General American) IPA(key): /fiˈɛstə/ Rhymes: -ɛstə === Noun === fiesta (plural fiestas) (in Spanish-speaking countries) A religious festival. A festive occasion. Synonyms: celebration, party ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Verb === fiesta (third-person singular simple present fiestas, present participle fiestaing, simple past and past participle fiestaed) (intransitive) To take part in a festive celebration; to party. === Anagrams === afties, saftie, Tesfai == Asturian == === Etymology === Inherited from Late Latin fēsta, from Latin fēsta, plural of fēstum. === Noun === fiesta f (plural fiestes) party festival == Finnish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish fiesta. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈfie̯stɑ/, [ˈfie̞̯s̠tɑ̝] Rhymes: -iestɑ Syllabification(key): fies‧ta Hyphenation(key): fies‧ta === Noun === fiesta fiesta ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “fiesta”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[2] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023 == French == === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish fiesta. Originally Parisian slang. Doublet of fête. === Noun === fiesta f (plural fiestas) (colloquial) fiesta; party [early 1950s] ==== References ==== définition de ☞ fiesta (avec Bob, dictionnaire d'argot) == Ladino == === Alternative forms === fyesta === Etymology === Inherited from Old Spanish fiesta, from Late Latin fĕsta, from Latin fēsta, plural of fēstum. It is unclear why the initial f- stayed in this word instead of becoming the expected h-. === Noun === fiesta f (Hebrew spelling פ׳ייסטה) party (gathering of guests for entertainment, fun and socializing) festival (event or series of special events centred on the celebration or promotion of some theme or aspect of the community, often held at regular intervals) holiday (day on which a festival, religious event, or national celebration is traditionally observed) (figurative) joy (happiness) Synonym: alegria ==== Derived terms ==== === References === == Old Spanish == === Alternative forms === festa === Etymology === Inherited from Late Latin fĕsta, from Latin fēsta, plural of fēstum. It is unclear why the initial f- stayed in this word instead of becoming the expected h-. === Noun === fiesta f (plural fiestas) party (celebration) ==== Descendants ==== Ladino: fiesta, fyesta, פ׳ייסטה Spanish: fiesta === References === Ralph Steele Boggs et al. (1946), “fiesta”, in Tentative Dictionary of Medieval Spanish, volume I, Chapel Hill, page 259 == Polish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish fiesta, from Late Latin festa, from the plural of festum (“feast”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈfjɛs.ta/ Rhymes: -ɛsta Syllabification: fies‧ta === Noun === fiesta f (in Spanish-speaking countries) fiesta ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === fiesta in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN fiesta in Polish dictionaries at PWN == Spanish == === Etymology === Inherited from Old Spanish fiesta, from Late Latin fĕsta, from Latin fēsta, plural of fēstum. It is unclear why the initial f- stayed in this word instead of becoming the expected h-, perhaps from a learned coloring. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈfjesta/ [ˈfjes.t̪a] Rhymes: -esta Syllabification: fies‧ta === Noun === fiesta f (plural fiestas) party Synonyms: pachanga, farra, (Mexico) reventón, (Honduras) charrango, juerga, parranda feast feast day (of a saint) holiday Synonym: festividad ==== Hyponyms ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Basque: besta → Central Bikol: piyesta → Cebuano: pista → English: fiesta → Finnish: fiesta → Tagalog: pista → Ye'kwana: jieta === Further reading === “fiesta”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025 === Anagrams === fiaste