fete, feast, fiesta
(noun) an elaborate party (often outdoors)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
fiesta (plural fiestas)
(In Spanish speaking countries) A religious festival.
A festive occasion.
• (festive occasion): celebration, party
• afties, saftie
Source: Wiktionary
Fies"ta, n. [Sp. See Feast, n.]
Definition: Among Spanish, a religious festival; a saint's day or holiday; also, a holiday or festivity.
Even . . . a bullfight is a fiesta. Am. Dialect Notes.
Some fiesta, when all the surrounding population were expected to turn out in holiday dress for merriment. The Century.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
5 May 2025
(adjective) not developed, improved, exploited or used; “vast unexploited (or undeveloped) natural resources”; “taxes on undeveloped lots are low”
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
