siesta

Noun
US[see-es-tuh]/siˈɛstə/3 syllables

Open English WordNet

Noun (1)

  1. a nap in the early afternoon (especially in hot countries)Type of nap, catnap
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

Si·es′ta noun

Origin: Sp., probably fr. L. sessitare to sit much or long, v. freq. of sedere, sessum, to sit. See Sit.

A short sleep taken about the middle of the day, or after dinner; a midday nap.

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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