festa
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of festa
1810–20; < Italian < Latin: holiday, plural of fēstum. See fest
Example Sentences
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The tarot card symbolizing revelry and feasting is brought to life at this new SoHo restaurant where the dinner options include festa boards for tables of up to six people.
From New York Times • Sep. 14, 2021
Beats and guitars flow through alleyways and piazzas at the foothills of the Madonie Mountains, at this four-day festa bellissima, with the National, Spiritualized and David August on the bill.
From The Guardian • May 1, 2019
Each spring, the seventh- and eighth-graders still dance around a maypole, and there's always a festa at the Portuguese Hall.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 24, 2014
One of the bikes will return to the Harley-Davidson museum in Milwaukee, while the other will be auctioned off at the festa with proceeds supporting the Good Samaritan Foundation.
From Forbes • Oct. 4, 2012
"I'll festa them," Bill said, "What the hell are they doing at this fiesta?"
From "The Sun Also Rises" by Ernest Hemingway
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