fest

Pronunciation: /fɛst/

The English word “fest” has 2 meanings listed here.

noun

A gathering for a specified reason or occasion.
An event in which the act denoted by the previous noun occurs.

Etymology

Borrowed from German Fest (“feast, festival, party”), from Middle High German fëst, from Latin festum, from which last are also English feast, festival, festivity, fete, fiesta (see these).

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