joyeuses fêtes
French, interjection/ʒwa.jøz fɛt/
joyeuses fêtes is spelled J-O-Y-E-U-S-E-S-F-Ê-T-E-S (13 letters). Joyeuses fêtes is a French interjection meaning “merry Christmas and a happy New Year; happy holidays” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does joyeuses fêtes mean in English?
interjection
- 1
merry Christmas and a happy New Year; happy holidays
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Souhait échangé à l’occasion des jours de fêtes, principalement en fin d’année.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
How do you pronounce joyeuses fêtes?
- /ʒwa.jøz fɛt/
- \ʒwa.jøz fɛt\
- [ʒwa.jøy̯z faɛ̯t]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.