Festa

//ˈfɛstə// name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A public holiday or feast day in Italy, Portugal, etc.
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname from Italian.

Example

More examples

"Yesterday night I went to the Festa dell'Unità."

Etymology

Etymology 1

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

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Italian Festa.

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