fête champêtre

[ fet shahn-pe-truh ]

noun

, French.

, plural fêtes cham·pê·tres [fet shah, n, -, pe, -t, r, uh].

1. an outdoor festival or a garden party.

fête champêtre

/ fɛt ʃɑ̃pɛtrə /

noun

1. a garden party, picnic, or similar outdoor entertainment
2. Alsofête galantefɛt ɡalɑ̃t arts
   1. a genre of painting popular in France from the early 18th century, characterized by the depiction of figures in pastoral settings. Watteau was its most famous exponent
   2. a painting in this genre

Word History and Origins

Origin of fête champêtre¹

C18: from French, literally: country festival

Example Sentences

At evening we were invited to a fete champetre on a fine lake some forty miles north of the city and 800 feet elevated above it.

From Project Gutenberg

The Fete Champetre would fill volumes: by all accounts dull ones.

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