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語源

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

発音

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /fɪˈestə/
• (General American) IPA: /fiˈɛstə/
• 韻: -ɛstə

名詞

fiesta (plural fiestas)

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

   Synonyms: celebration, party

   • 2023 January 4, Ashifa Kassam, “Six-day illegal rave sees 5,000 people descend on Spanish village”, in The Guardian‎:

     The police arrived swiftly, deciding it would be safer to keep watch over the fiesta rather than forcefully evict thousands of revellers.

派生語

動詞

fiesta (third-person singular simple present fiestas, present participle fiestaing, simple past and past participle fiestaed)

1. (intransitive) To take part in a festive celebration; to party.

アナグラム

• afties, saftie, Tesfai