FERIA


Meaning of FERIA in English

I. ˈfirēə, ˈfer- noun

( plural feri·as -ēəz ; also feri·ae ˈfirēˌē, ˈferēˌā)

Etymology: Medieval Latin, from Late Latin, festal day, day of the week (as in prima feria Sunday, secunda feria Monday, etc., originally designations for the days of Easter week) — more at fair

: a day of the Roman Catholic or Anglican church calendar other than Sunday on which no feast regularly falls often having a special commemorative office

the Sundays and ferias of Lent

— see greater feria

II. ˈferēə, -r(ˌ)yä noun

( -s )

Etymology: Spanish, fair, market, from Medieval Latin — more at fair

: a market festival in Spain and places affected by Spanish culture often celebrating a local religious holiday (as the day of a town's patron saint) : fair

the annual bullfight at the start of a 3-day feria

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