"festa" meaning in Italian

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Noun

IPA: /ˈfɛs.ta/ Forms: feste [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛsta Etymology: From Late Latin fēsta, from the plural of Latin fēstus (“festive”). Etymology templates: {{etymon|it|:inh|la-lat:fēsta<ety:from<fēstus>>}}, {{dercat|it|itc-pro|ine-pro|inh=1}}, {{inh|it|la-lat|fēsta}} Late Latin fēsta, {{inh|it|la|fēstus|t=festive}} Latin fēstus (“festive”) Head templates: {{it-noun|f}} festa f (plural feste)
  1. feast Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-festa-it-noun-HY3sGga5
  2. holiday (civil) Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-festa-it-noun-rT2zkeOJ
  3. (in the plural) holidays (British), vacation (US) Tags: feminine, in-plural
    Sense id: en-festa-it-noun-JKwHxKdf Categories (other): Italian entries with incorrect language header, Pages using etymon with no ID Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 20 6 47 27 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 28 6 57 9
  4. fair (often in combination) Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-festa-it-noun-fwAMTdoz

Inflected forms

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