noun
siesta
see-ES-tuh/siˈestə/
A rest or nap taken in the afternoon.
She takes a short siesta after lunch on hot afternoons.
Etymology
Latin sextus meant “sixth”: the sixth hour after sunrise was midday. The name of that hour came to denote the rest or nap taken then.
In context
one longer bout of sleep at night and then a short afternoon nap during the day, very much like the siesta
More examples
- The shop closes each afternoon while the owner takes a siesta.
- A twenty-minute siesta helps me feel refreshed.
- We enjoy afternoon siestas during our summer vacation.
Forms
siesta · siestas