feriado

Portuguese

Etymology

From féria +‎ -ado, from Latin fēria (“holiday”), from Proto-Indo-European *dhēs- (“god, godhead, deity”).

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /fe.ɾiˈa.du/ [fe.ɾɪˈa.du], (faster pronunciation) /feˈɾja.du/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /fe.ɾiˈa.do/ [fe.ɾɪˈa.do], (faster pronunciation) /feˈɾja.do/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /fɨˈɾja.du/ [fɨˈɾja.ðu]

Noun

feriado m (plural feriados)

  1. holiday
    Synonym: férias

Adjective

feriado (feminine feriada, masculine plural feriados, feminine plural feriadas, not comparable)

  1. (of a day or period) which is a holiday

Spanish

Etymology

From feria.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /feˈɾjado/ [feˈɾja.ð̞o]
  • Rhymes: -ado
  • Syllabification: fe‧ria‧do

Noun

feriado m (plural feriados)

  1. (Argentina, Chile, Ecuador, El Salvador, Honduras, Peru, Uruguay) holiday (day on which a festival, etc, is traditionally observed)
    Synonyms: día feriado, festivo, día festivo

Usage notes
  • Día feriado is used by the following countries: Bolivia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Panama, Paraguay, Puerto Rico and Venezuela. They tend to include día; whereas Argentina, Chile, Ecuador, El Salvador, Honduras, Peru and Uruguay tend to omit "día" and just use feriado although regional variations exist.

Participle

feriado (feminine feriada, masculine plural feriados, feminine plural feriadas)

  1. past participle of feriar

Further reading
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