Meanings
plural fiestas
- A religious festival.
- A festive occasion.
The police arrived swiftly, deciding it would be safer to keep watch over the fiesta rather than forcefully evict thousands of revellers.
2023 January 4, Ashifa Kassam, “Six-day illegal rave sees 5,000 people descend on Spanish village”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 21 Jan 20241 more example
Runners being chased by bulls during the San Fermin bull-running festival in Pamplona: But long working hours mean it's not all fiestas in Spain.
2011 March 28, Giles Tremlett, “At-a-glance guide to Spain”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 11 Dec 2023Synonyms: celebration, party
present singular third person fiestas · participle present fiestaing · participle past fiestaed · past fiestaed
- intransitiveTo take part in a festive celebration; to party.
We're going to party, karamu, fiesta, forever
1983, Lionel Richie, “All Night Long”, in Can't Slow Down
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA festive occasion.
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Origin
- Late Latinfesta
- Spanishfiesta
- Englishfiesta
Borrowed from Spanish fiesta, from Late Latin festa, from the plural of festum (“feast”). Doublet of feast, fest, and fete.
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Chinese Mandarin 節日 /节日, 祭典
- 節日 /节日 (jiérì)religious festival in Spanish-speaking country
- 祭典 (jìdiǎn)religious festival in Spanish-speaking country
- 節日 /节日 (jiérì)festive occasion
Finnish fiesta, juhla
- fiestareligious festival in Spanish-speaking country
- juhlafestive occasion
French fête, teuf
- fêtefestive occasion
- teuffestive occasion
- boumfestive occasion
- chouillefestive occasion
Greek γιορτή, γιορτή
- γιορτή (giortí)religious festival in Spanish-speaking country
- γιορτή (giortí)festive occasion
Spanish fiesta, fiesta
- fiestareligious festival in Spanish-speaking country
- fiestafestive occasion
Tagalog piyesta
- piyestareligious festival in Spanish-speaking country
Rhymes & wordplay
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Cite this entry
fiesta. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fiesta
“fiesta.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fiesta. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fiesta,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fiesta.
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