festa

F4E1S1T1A1
/ˈfɛstə/

noun

A public holiday or feast day in Italy, Portugal, etc.

OriginItalian, Catalan, Portuguese, and Maltese festa →
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Meanings

festa1

nounfesta (plural festas)

plural festas

  1. A public holiday or feast day in Italy, Portugal, etc.

Festa2

proper nounFesta (plural Festas)

plural Festas

  1. A surname from Italian.

Origin

festa · noun

  1. Italian, Catalan, Portuguese, and Maltesefesta
  2. Englishfesta

Borrowed from Italian, Catalan, Portuguese, and Maltese festa. Doublet of fete, fiesta, feast, and fest.

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Festa · proper noun

  1. ItalianFesta
  2. EnglishFesta

Borrowed from Italian Festa.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with festa

fiestavestatestacuestaAvestacelesta
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Anagrams

feastfates
Cite this entry
APA

festa. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/festa

MLA

“festa.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/festa. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “festa,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/festa.

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