different between fiesta vs carnival

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish fiesta, from Late Latin festa, from the plural of festum (“feast”). Doublet of feast and fete.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /f???st?/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /fi??st?/
• Rhymes: -?st?

Noun

fiesta (plural fiestas)

1. (In Spanish speaking countries) A religious festival.
2. A festive occasion.

Synonyms

• (festive occasion): celebration, party

Translations

Anagrams

• afties, saftie

Asturian

Etymology

From Late Latin f?sta, from Latin f?sta, plural of f?stum.

Noun

fiesta f (plural fiestes)

1. party
2. festival

Finnish

Noun

fiesta

1. fiesta

Declension

Polish

Etymology

From Spanish fiesta, from Late Latin festa, from the plural of festum (“feast”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?f??.sta/

Noun

fiesta f

1. (in Spanish speaking countries) fiesta

Declension

Further reading

• fiesta in Wielki s?ownik j?zyka polskiego, Instytut J?zyka Polskiego PAN
• fiesta in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Spanish

Etymology

From Old Spanish fiesta, from Late Latin f?sta, from Latin f?sta, plural of f?stum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?fjesta/, [?fjes.t?a]

Noun

fiesta f (plural fiestas)

1. party

   Synonyms: pachanga, farra, (Mexico) reventón, (Honduras) charrango, juerga, parranda

2. feast
3. feast day (of a saint)
4. holiday

Hyponyms

Derived terms

Descendants

• ? Basque: besta
• ? Cebuano: pista
• ? English: fiesta
• ? Finnish: fiesta

Related terms

• festejar
• festín
• festivo
• festival
• festividad

Further reading

• “fiesta” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.

English

Etymology

From French carnaval, from Italian carnevale, possibly from the Latin phrase carnem lev?men ("meat dismissal"). Other scholars suggest Latin carnu?lia ("meat-based country feast") or carrus nav?lis ("boat wagon", "float") instead.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /?kæ?n?v?l/, /k??n??v?l/ (referring to specific festivals in various countries)

Noun

carnival (plural carnivals)

1. Any of a number of festivals held just before the beginning of Lent.

2. A festive occasion marked by parades and sometimes special foods and other entertainment.
3. (US) A traveling amusement park, called a funfair in British English.

Derived terms

Translations

References

See also

• mardi gras
• Mardi Gras on Wikipedia.Wikipedia