pestan.
/ˈpɛstə/, U.S. /ˈpɛstə/ In Malaysia and Indonesia: a festival; a festive gathering.
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pesta1964
1964 K. G. Tregonning Hist. Mod. Malaya xiv. 298 The dominant Malay element..was gathered together in a highly successful three day Pesta or Festival.
1972 Malay Mail (Kuala Lumpur) 27 May 2/5 The pesta will have 50 games stalls run by the various societies in the university.
2003 New Straits Times (Malaysia) (Nexis) 29 Dec. 9 The Pesta is another ‘tired’ offering to visitors, even locals.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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