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Portuguese
Etymology
From féria + -ado, from Latin fēria (“holiday”), from Proto-Indo-European *dhēs- (“god, godhead, deity”).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /fe.ɾiˈa.du/ , (faster pronunciation) /feˈɾja.du/
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /fe.ɾiˈa.du/ , (faster pronunciation) /feˈɾja.du/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /fe.ɾiˈa.do/ , (faster pronunciation) /feˈɾja.do/
Noun
feriado m (plural feriados)
- holiday
- Synonym: férias
Related terms
Adjective
feriado (feminine feriada, masculine plural feriados, feminine plural feriadas, not comparable)
- (of a day or period) which is a holiday
Spanish
Etymology
From feria.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /feˈɾjado/
- Rhymes: -ado
- Syllabification: fe‧ria‧do
Noun
feriado m (plural feriados)
- (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)
- past participle of feriar
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