Meaning
festival, local feast
- popular local festival, typically celebrating a patron saint or a regional food specialty
In a sentence
Ogni autunno nel nostro paese organizzano la sagra del fungo porcino.
Every autumn in our village they organise the porcini mushroom festival.
Sei mai andato a una sagra gastronomica in Toscana?
Have you ever been to a food festival in Tuscany?
Alla sagra abbiamo mangiato piatti tipici e ascoltato musica dal vivo.
At the local festival we ate traditional dishes and listened to live music.
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| sagra | feminine · singular |
| sagre | feminine · plural |
Usage notes
- A 'sagra' almost always revolves around a specific food, e.g. 'sagra della castagna'.