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fiesta

n. countable
B1 Intermediate US //fiˈɛstə// UK //fiːˈɛstɐ// fi·es·ta

n. a big party or festival, especially in a Spanish-speaking country. You use this to describe a celebration with music, food, and dancing.

n. a religious or secular festival, particularly in Spanish-speaking cultures, often involving public parades and communal celebrations. Frequently used metaphorically to describe any lively, festive event.


SIMPLE

The whole town joined the fiesta in the main square.

CONTEXTUAL

Every summer, the village hosts a week-long fiesta to celebrate its patron saint with fireworks and traditional music.

COMPLEX

What began as a modest local gathering evolved into a grand annual fiesta that attracts thousands of tourists, significantly boosting the regional economy through hospitality and craft sales.

Synonyms
Origin

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

Usage

Often used as a loanword in English to add a specific cultural flavour to the description of a party.

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