siesta

(Anglais)

Noun

1. (countable) A nap, especially an afternoon one taken during the hottest part of the day in some cultures.
2. (attributive, offensive, sometimes) Laid-back attitudes to work or laziness, especially by a Hispanic person.

Verb

to take a siesta; to nap.

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/siˈɛstə/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Borrowed from Spanish siesta, from Latin sexta (“the sixth hour from dawn, noon, midday”). Doublet of sext.

Concepts

sieste

somme

kief

Synonymes

nap

light sleep

afternoon nap

doze

short sleep

snooze

kip

cat nap

catnap

forty winks

holiday

recreation

rest

stopping at an inn

Traductions

siesta

Siesta

Mittagsschlaf

siesta

Nickerchen

sesta

migdiada

Schläfchen

Mittagsruhe

siësta

σιέστα

Schlummer

dormio

😴

pennichella

pisolino