festival

/fesˈtiβal/

el noun B1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
los festivales

Meaning

  1. festival

    • Fuimos a un festival de música.

      We went to a music festival.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

festividad

festividad means "festivity, a holiday celebration," often religious or traditional; festival is more modern, a specific organized event, like a music or film festival.

Similar in other languages

French

festival

festival is the French word for the same thing — both mean "festival."

Portuguese

festival

festival is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "festival."

Practice

1 What does festival mean?

2 Fill the gap: Fuimos a un ___ de música.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches festival?

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