noun, feminine/fɛt/plural: fêtes
winter holidays (always in plural); party; name day; birthday
“Tu fais quoi pour les fêtes (de fin d'année)?” — What will you do for the (winter) holidays?
Synonyms: teuf, partie, nouba
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *dʰéh₁s Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁stosder. Proto-Italic *θēstos Proto-Italic *fēstosder. Latin fēstus Latin fēsta Late Latin fēsta Old French feste Middle French feste French fête Inherited from Middle French feste, from Old French feste, from Late Latin fēsta, from the plural of Latin fēstum.