noun
fiesta
fih-EHS-tuh
noun
1
A festive celebration or party, especially one with cultural or religious roots in Spanish-speaking traditions.
"The whole town turned out for the annual fiesta."
How to Use Fiesta
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA lively festival or party, often with music, food, and dancing.
Common pairings
throw a fiesta
street fiesta
Word Forms
fiestaed past tense, fiestas plural, fiestas singular
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Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish fiesta, from Latin festum ("feast") — a doublet of the English words "feast" and "fete."