fiesta
party
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A party or celebration
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festive
cheerful and celebratory
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noun suffix
Fiesta means party and is related to the English word festive0, turned into a thing. A party is a festive occasion, a kind of fest (e.g. Oktoberfest) or festival.
fiesta
party, celebration
A gathering of people to celebrate something or just to enjoy themselves.
Vamos a hacer una fiesta de cumpleaños en casaWe're going to have a birthday party at home
La fiesta terminó muy tarde y nadie quería irseThe celebration ended very late and nobody wanted to leave
holiday, public holiday (day off)
A day nobody works because something is being celebrated, whether religious or national.
El lunes es fiesta y no abren las tiendasMonday is a holiday and the shops don't open
Ese día es fiesta nacional en todo el paísThat day is a public holiday across the country
las fiestas
the holidays, the break
The stretch of days off around Christmas and New Year, when work stops and people travel to see family.
Pasamos las fiestas con mi familia en el puebloWe spent the holidays with my family in the village
La oficina cierra dos semanas durante las fiestasThe office closes for two weeks over the break
the festivities, the festival
A town's yearly run of celebration days, usually honoring its patron saint or an anniversary.
Hubo música y baile en las fiestas de la ciudadThere was music and dancing at the city's festivities
Las fiestas del pueblo empiezan el viernesThe town's festival starts on Friday