siesta

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.

Pronounced as (IPA)

/siˈɛstə/

Etymology

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

Synonyms

nap

light sleep

afternoon nap

doze

short sleep

snooze

kip

cat nap

catnap

forty winks

holiday

recreation

rest

stopping at an inn

Translations

sieste

siesta

Mittagsschlaf

Siesta

siesta

Nickerchen

sesta

migdiada

Schläfchen

Mittagsruhe

siësta

σιέστα

Schlummer

sonnellino

dormio

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