Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

festa

/ˈfɛstə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.42 in modern English

Syllables: fes-ta
IPA: /ˈfɛstə/

8

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A public holiday or feast day in Italy, Portugal, etc.

name

A surname from Italian.

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian, Catalan, Portuguese, and Maltese festa. Doublet of fete, fiesta, feast, and fest.

Origin

Source language: Italian

Word Breakdown

Root: Festa

Inflected Forms

festas (plural)

Rhymes With

fiesta podesta esta siesta vesta testa cuesta mesta celesta pesta tempesta presta

Questions

How do you pronounce festa?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈfɛstə/.
What does festa mean?: A public holiday or feast day in Italy, Portugal, etc.
Where does festa come from?: It is traced to Italian.

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