feriado

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Portuguese

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • (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/

  • Hyphenation: fe‧ri‧a‧do

Noun

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feriado m (plural feriados)

  1. holiday
    Synonym: férias
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Adjective

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

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

Spanish

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Etymology

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From feria +‎ -ado.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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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

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  • 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

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

  1. past participle of feriar

Further reading

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