festa

[ fes-tuh ]

/ ˈfɛs tə /

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noun

a feast, festival, or holiday.

Nearby words

fesse, fesse point, fessenden, fessenden, william pitt, fest, festa, festal, festally, fester, festina lente, festinant

Origin of festa

1810–20; < Italian < Latin: holiday, plural of fēstum. See fest

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Examples from the Web for festa

Then he told about the festa at which he must display the most beautiful princess in the world or forfeit his life.
Tales of Giants from Brazil|Elsie Spicer Eells
She was greatly run after by the youth of the Neapolitan court, who swore no festa was complete without her.
Giovanni Boccaccio, a Biographical Study|Edward Hutton
He told us he had sung the Sanctus here at the festa on the preceding Sunday.
The Note-Books of Samuel Butler|Samuel Butler
The third day of the festa Dionysia went attired in her gown the colour of the sky and all its stars.
Fairy Tales from Brazil|Elsie Spicer Eells

If you enjoy a lively time, by all means go by express to Bagheria on a festa or feast-day.
Vistas in Sicily|Arthur Stanley Riggs