feria

• Sustantivo con dos significados diferentes: día laborable que no es fiesta ni fin de semana, y festival o feria local, a menudo en honor a un santo patrón, especialmente en regiones hispanohablantes.

A noun with two distinct meanings: a weekday that is not a festival or holiday, and a local festival or fair, often held in honor of a patron saint, particularly in Spanish-speaking regions.

1. Weekday without a festivalC1formal

   A weekday on which no special religious festival or holiday is observed.

   Día laborable sin fiesta religiosa

   • The calendar marks this Tuesday as a feria, with no special feast.
   • During Lent, many days are ferias without major celebrations.
   • The priest noted that the service was for a feria, not a saint's day.

   Sinónimosferialweekday

2. Local festival or fairB1informalamerican

   A public celebration or fair held in Spanish-speaking regions, often honoring a patron saint.

   Feria local o festividad

   • The town's feria features music, dancing, and traditional food.
   • We visited Seville during the April feria and enjoyed the colorful tents.
   • The annual feria attracts thousands of visitors to the village.

   Sinónimoscarnivalcelebrationfairfestivalfiesta