"fiesta" is a correct and usable word in written English.
It can be used to refer to a festive gathering or celebration, usually with music, food and drinks. For example, "We had a fiesta complete with margaritas and a mariachi band".
Consumption in China has risen at an average rate of 15% a year since the turn of the century, and at 689m tonnes last year it made up almost half of the world's total usage.Alas, the ferrous fiesta may soon fade.
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The passion fruit is endemic to Brazil and the Mercosur countries, it conjures up the Latin American flair for fiesta, has a sharp edge and nods to the region's Catholicism (its scientific name of passiflora was bestowed by Catholic missionaries who thought the flower resembled elements of Christ's passion, a scholarly reader told us).
"Family owners used to say, 'let the gringos innovate, we live for the fiesta'.
Instead of flying to Spain for the Pamplona bull-running fiesta (made famous by Hemingway's novel), many opt for a local imitation.
Nation; 320 pages; $27.50 and £15.99.Buy from Amazon.com, Amazon.co.ukLAST year should have been one long fiesta for Mexico, which celebrated both the centenary of its revolution against Porfirio Díaz, its walrus-moustached dictator, and the bicentenary of its independence from Spain.
It is yet another sign that one of Europe's best-performing economies, with a decade of continuous growth under its belt, has ditched its old "siesta-and-fiesta" reputation.One man who will be leaving Madrid is Spain's Socialist prime minister, José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero.
The various Fiesta-based cars may look different, but the idea is that two-thirds of their parts will be shared.
Espadafor's local fame doesn't stem from its beautiful 1910 Andalus-tiled interior swathed in posters of bullfights and fiestas, but from its mouth-watering roast ham - usually served as a primero (first) plate.
The fiestas highlight the enduring influence of Spanish Catholicism in the region.Crosses atop hills in northern New Mexico are a reminder of the penetentes, a religious brotherhood that began with the early Spanish Franciscan missionaries, and who are particularly active around Holy Week.
The festivity, which traditionally kicks off the annual fiestas, is now run by the local Kiwanis club.
