festa
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of festa
1810–20; < Italian < Latin: holiday, plural of fēstum. See fest
Example Sentences
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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
Em maio de 2000, Denise Coitinho, à época diretora de nutrição do Ministério da Saúde, estava em uma festa de Dia das Mães na escola dos filhos quando seu celular tocou.
From New York Times • Sep. 16, 2017
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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