"fiesta" meaning in Spanish

See fiesta in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈfjesta/, [ˈfjes.t̪a] Forms: fiestas [plural]
Rhymes: -esta Etymology: Inherited from Old Spanish fiesta, from Late Latin fĕsta, from Latin fēsta, plural of fēstum. It is unclear why the initial f- stayed in this word instead of becoming the expected h-. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|es|osp|fiesta|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old Spanish fiesta, {{inh+|es|osp|fiesta}} Inherited from Old Spanish fiesta, {{inh|es|LL.|fĕsta}} Late Latin fĕsta, {{inh|es|la|fēsta}} Latin fēsta, {{m|la|fēstum}} fēstum Head templates: {{es-noun|f}} fiesta f (plural fiestas)
  1. party Tags: feminine Categories (topical): Parties Synonyms: pachanga, farra, reventón, charrango, juerga, parranda
    Sense id: en-fiesta-es-noun-HQ~qOewz Disambiguation of Parties: 74 15 10 2
  2. feast Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-fiesta-es-noun-HY3sGga5
  3. feast day (of a saint) Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-fiesta-es-noun-NBOk9QrN Categories (other): Spanish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 32 3 64 1
  4. holiday Tags: feminine Synonyms: festividad
    Sense id: en-fiesta-es-noun-gcFtM3ob
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Hyponyms: fiesta de cumpleaños, fiesta nacional Related terms: festejar, festín, festival, festividad, festivo

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

Download JSON data for fiesta meaning in Spanish (4.8kB)

{
  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "aguafiestas"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "aguar la fiesta"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "cuando el gato no está los ratones están de fiesta"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "english": "holiday",
      "tags": [
        "Cuba"
      ],
      "word": "día de fiesta"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "fiesta blanca"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "fiesta de cóctel"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "fiesta de salchichas"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "fiestear"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "fiestero"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "hacer fiesta"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "no saber de qué va la fiesta"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "sala de fiestas"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "se acabó la fiesta"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "tengamos la fiesta en paz"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "eu",
            "2": "besta",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Basque: besta",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Basque: besta"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "bcl",
            "2": "piyesta",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Bikol Central: piyesta",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Bikol Central: piyesta"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ceb",
            "2": "pista",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Cebuano: pista",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Cebuano: pista"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "en",
            "2": "fiesta",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ English: fiesta",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ English: fiesta"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "fi",
            "2": "fiesta",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Finnish: fiesta",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Finnish: fiesta"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "tl",
            "2": "pista",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Tagalog: pista",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Tagalog: pista"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "mch",
            "2": "jieta",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Ye'kwana: jieta",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Ye'kwana: jieta"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "Inherited"
      },
      "expansion": "Inherited",
      "name": "glossary"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "es",
        "2": "osp",
        "3": "fiesta",
        "4": "",
        "5": "",
        "g": "",
        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "id": "",
        "lit": "",
        "nocat": "",
        "pos": "",
        "sc": "",
        "sort": "",
        "tr": "",
        "ts": ""
      },
      "expansion": "Old Spanish fiesta",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "es",
        "2": "osp",
        "3": "fiesta"
      },
      "expansion": "Inherited from Old Spanish fiesta",
      "name": "inh+"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "es",
        "2": "LL.",
        "3": "fĕsta"
      },
      "expansion": "Late Latin fĕsta",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "es",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "fēsta"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin fēsta",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "fēstum"
      },
      "expansion": "fēstum",
      "name": "m"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Inherited from Old Spanish fiesta, from Late Latin fĕsta, from Latin fēsta, plural of fēstum. It is unclear why the initial f- stayed in this word instead of becoming the expected h-.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "fiestas",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f"
      },
      "expansion": "fiesta f (plural fiestas)",
      "name": "es-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "fies‧ta"
  ],
  "hyponyms": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "fiesta de cumpleaños"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "fiesta nacional"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Spanish",
  "lang_code": "es",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "festejar"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "festín"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "festival"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "festividad"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "festivo"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "74 15 10 2",
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "es",
          "name": "Parties",
          "orig": "es:Parties",
          "parents": [
            "Culture",
            "Entertainment",
            "Society",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "party"
      ],
      "id": "en-fiesta-es-noun-HQ~qOewz",
      "links": [
        [
          "party",
          "party"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "pachanga"
        },
        {
          "word": "farra"
        },
        {
          "word": "reventón"
        },
        {
          "word": "charrango"
        },
        {
          "word": "juerga"
        },
        {
          "word": "parranda"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "And the Jews were looking for him at the feast, and saying: Where is he?",
          "ref": "1909, Casiodoro de Reina, Biblia Reina-Valera, Juan 7:11",
          "text": "Y buscábanle los Judíos en la fiesta, y decían: ¿Dónde está aquél?",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "feast"
      ],
      "id": "en-fiesta-es-noun-HY3sGga5",
      "links": [
        [
          "feast",
          "feast"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "32 3 64 1",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Spanish entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "feast day (of a saint)"
      ],
      "id": "en-fiesta-es-noun-NBOk9QrN",
      "links": [
        [
          "feast day",
          "feast day"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "holiday"
      ],
      "id": "en-fiesta-es-noun-gcFtM3ob",
      "links": [
        [
          "holiday",
          "holiday"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "festividad"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈfjesta/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈfjes.t̪a]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-esta"
    }
  ],
  "word": "fiesta"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Rhymes:Spanish/esta",
    "Rhymes:Spanish/esta/2 syllables",
    "Spanish 2-syllable words",
    "Spanish countable nouns",
    "Spanish entries with incorrect language header",
    "Spanish feminine nouns",
    "Spanish lemmas",
    "Spanish nouns",
    "Spanish terms derived from Late Latin",
    "Spanish terms derived from Latin",
    "Spanish terms derived from Old Spanish",
    "Spanish terms inherited from Late Latin",
    "Spanish terms inherited from Latin",
    "Spanish terms inherited from Old Spanish",
    "Spanish terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Spanish terms with audio links",
    "es:Parties"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "aguafiestas"
    },
    {
      "word": "aguar la fiesta"
    },
    {
      "word": "cuando el gato no está los ratones están de fiesta"
    },
    {
      "english": "holiday",
      "tags": [
        "Cuba"
      ],
      "word": "día de fiesta"
    },
    {
      "word": "fiesta blanca"
    },
    {
      "word": "fiesta de cóctel"
    },
    {
      "word": "fiesta de salchichas"
    },
    {
      "word": "fiestear"
    },
    {
      "word": "fiestero"
    },
    {
      "word": "hacer fiesta"
    },
    {
      "word": "no saber de qué va la fiesta"
    },
    {
      "word": "sala de fiestas"
    },
    {
      "word": "se acabó la fiesta"
    },
    {
      "word": "tengamos la fiesta en paz"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "eu",
            "2": "besta",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Basque: besta",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Basque: besta"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "bcl",
            "2": "piyesta",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Bikol Central: piyesta",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Bikol Central: piyesta"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ceb",
            "2": "pista",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Cebuano: pista",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Cebuano: pista"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "en",
            "2": "fiesta",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ English: fiesta",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ English: fiesta"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "fi",
            "2": "fiesta",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Finnish: fiesta",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Finnish: fiesta"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "tl",
            "2": "pista",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Tagalog: pista",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Tagalog: pista"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "mch",
            "2": "jieta",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Ye'kwana: jieta",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Ye'kwana: jieta"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "Inherited"
      },
      "expansion": "Inherited",
      "name": "glossary"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "es",
        "2": "osp",
        "3": "fiesta",
        "4": "",
        "5": "",
        "g": "",
        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "id": "",
        "lit": "",
        "nocat": "",
        "pos": "",
        "sc": "",
        "sort": "",
        "tr": "",
        "ts": ""
      },
      "expansion": "Old Spanish fiesta",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "es",
        "2": "osp",
        "3": "fiesta"
      },
      "expansion": "Inherited from Old Spanish fiesta",
      "name": "inh+"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "es",
        "2": "LL.",
        "3": "fĕsta"
      },
      "expansion": "Late Latin fĕsta",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "es",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "fēsta"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin fēsta",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "fēstum"
      },
      "expansion": "fēstum",
      "name": "m"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Inherited from Old Spanish fiesta, from Late Latin fĕsta, from Latin fēsta, plural of fēstum. It is unclear why the initial f- stayed in this word instead of becoming the expected h-.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "fiestas",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f"
      },
      "expansion": "fiesta f (plural fiestas)",
      "name": "es-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "fies‧ta"
  ],
  "hyponyms": [
    {
      "word": "fiesta de cumpleaños"
    },
    {
      "word": "fiesta nacional"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Spanish",
  "lang_code": "es",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "festejar"
    },
    {
      "word": "festín"
    },
    {
      "word": "festival"
    },
    {
      "word": "festividad"
    },
    {
      "word": "festivo"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "party"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "party",
          "party"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "pachanga"
        },
        {
          "word": "farra"
        },
        {
          "word": "reventón"
        },
        {
          "word": "charrango"
        },
        {
          "word": "juerga"
        },
        {
          "word": "parranda"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Spanish terms with quotations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "And the Jews were looking for him at the feast, and saying: Where is he?",
          "ref": "1909, Casiodoro de Reina, Biblia Reina-Valera, Juan 7:11",
          "text": "Y buscábanle los Judíos en la fiesta, y decían: ¿Dónde está aquél?",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "feast"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "feast",
          "feast"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "feast day (of a saint)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "feast day",
          "feast day"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "holiday"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "holiday",
          "holiday"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "festividad"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈfjesta/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈfjes.t̪a]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-esta"
    }
  ],
  "word": "fiesta"
}

This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Spanish dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2024-05-05 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2024-05-02 using wiktextract (f4fd8c9 and c9440ce). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

If you use this data in academic research, please cite Tatu Ylonen: Wiktextract: Wiktionary as Machine-Readable Structured Data, Proceedings of the 13th Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation (LREC), pp. 1317-1325, Marseille, 20-25 June 2022. Linking to the relevant page(s) under https://kaikki.org would also be greatly appreciated.