No. 2,683 in Spanish
feriado
A public holiday or day off.
In a sentence
El lunes será feriado nacional por el día de la independencia.
Monday will be a national holiday due to Independence Day.
In this sentence, 'feriado' is used as a noun meaning 'holiday', referring to a specific day that is celebrated nationwide as a day off from work or routine activities.
Hoy no trabajamos porque es feriado.
Today we are not working because it is a holiday.
Here, 'feriado' is used as a noun referring to a day free from work due to its designation as a holiday.
En algunos países, ciertos días feriados se trasladan al lunes más cercano.
In some countries, certain holidays are moved to the nearest Monday.
In this case, 'feriado' is used to refer to days officially recognized as holidays, discussing the practice of moving holidays to create long weekends.
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