/ English Dictionary

FIESTA

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

An elaborate party (often outdoors)

Synonyms:

feast; fete; fiesta

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural events

Hypernyms ("fiesta" is a kind of...):

party (an occasion on which people can assemble for social interaction and entertainment)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "fiesta"):

luau (an elaborate Hawaiian feast or party (especially one accompanied by traditional foods and entertainment))

potlatch (a ceremonial feast held by some Indians of the northwestern coast of North America (as in celebrating a marriage or a new accession) in which the host gives gifts to tribesmen and others to display his superior wealth (sometimes, formerly, to his own impoverishment))

Credits

YOU MAY ALSO LIKE