romaría

From Roma (“Rome”) +‎ -aría

• IPA^(key): /romaˈɾia̝/

romaría f (plural romarías)

1. (Roman Catholicism) pilgrimage
   • 1292, X. Ferro Couselo (ed.), Vida e Fala dos devanceiros. Vigo: Galaxia, p. 49:

     Mando que den do meu a Pero Pérez, meu fillo, por quanto uay a Santiago por min en romaría

     I order that they give of what is mine to Pero Pérez, my son, because he is going in pilgrimage to Santiago in my name

2. an outdoor festival and fair; kirmess
   • 1858, Antonio María de la Iglesia, Poesías:

     Heite de levar ás fías / Heite de levar ás feiras / E tamén ás romarías, / Onde ti, meu rulo, queiras / Ruar e tere bos días.

     I'll take you to the [festive] reunions [for working the flax], I'll take you to the street markets, and also to the [church] fair; wherever you, my dove, would want to go and have fun

3. (figuratively) crowd