Definition
Plural of funfair; outdoor amusement areas with rides, games, and entertainment attractions.
Etymology
Fun + fair. 'Fair' originally referred to periodic gatherings for trade (from Latin feria, day), but by the 19th century came to mean a public event with entertainment and stalls. 'Funfair' combines fun (from obscure Germanic origins, possibly related to 'fond') with fair to describe entertainment-focused events.
Kelly Says
Funfairs are a British English tradition that's largely been replaced by amusement parks, yet the word persists in British English while Americans say 'carnival' or 'amusement park'—it's a great example of how vocabulary can preserve cultural practices even as the practices themselves become less common.
Translations
ARالعربية
مهرجانات
ma-hraj-a-naht
DADansk
markeder
mar-keh-der
DEDeutsch
Volksfeste
folks-fesh-teh
ELΕλληνικά
πανηγύρι
pa-ni-gy-ree
ESEspañol
ferias
feh-ree-ahs
FAفارسی
نمایشگاه
ne-may-sha-gah
FISuomi
markkinat
mark-ki-nat
HEעברית
ירידים
yee-ree-dim
HUMagyar
vásárok
vah-sah-rok
IDBahasa Indonesia
perayaan
pe-ra-ya-an
KMKM
ប្រពៃណី
bra-pra-ve-ni
MSBahasa Melayu
perayaan
pe-ra-ya-an
NLNederlands
kermissen
ker-mis-sen
NONorsk
markeder
mar-keh-der
PLPolski
jarmarki
yar-mar-kee
PTPortuguês
feiras
fay-rahz
RORomână
târguri
tar-goo-ree
RUРусский
ярмарка
yar-mar-ka
SVSvenska
mässor
mash-sor
SWKiswahili
tamasha
ta-ma-sha
TEతెలుగు
utsavalu
ut-sa-va-lu
THไทย
งานเทศกาล
ngan-thet-sa-gan
TRTürkçe
görenekler
goh-reh-nek-ler
UKУкраїнська
ярмарки
yar-mar-kee
VITiếng Việt
lễ hội
leh-hoi
ZUZU
isikhathi
ee-si-kha-thee