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feria

fair

noun FEH-ryah Less Common

Origin: From Latin feria (holiday, festival day).

Also means

festival

Usage Note

Feria can mean a trade fair (feria de muestras), a funfair/fairground (feria de atracciones), or a traditional local festival (la Feria de Abril in Seville). In Mexico and Central America feria also informally means small change (coins). The adjective ferial (as in recinto ferial = fairground) derives from the same root.

Examples

"Visitamos la feria del libro este fin de semana."

Natural Translation

We visited the book fair this weekend.

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