siesta
noun/siˈestə/
/siˈestə/
- a rest or sleep taken in the early afternoon, especially in hot countries
- to have/take a siesta
- I went upstairs for my afternoon siesta.
- Lots of people were taking a short siesta in the shade.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- little
- short
- afternoon
- …
- have
- take
- time
- for a siesta
Word Originmid 17th cent.: Spanish, from Latin sexta (hora) ‘sixth hour’.
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