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festejo

celebration; festivity

noun fehs-TEH-hoh Rare

Usage Note

Festejo refers to a public celebration or festivity, often in the plural festejos for a series of events marking a holiday or patron-saint festival. In some regions it also refers specifically to bullfighting events. The verb is festejar (to celebrate, to court someone in older usage).

Examples

"Los festejos del pueblo duraron tres días."

Natural Translation

The town's festivities lasted three days.

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