siesta
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- noun
- /siˈɛstə/
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siesta
- Unfortunately, we had not noticed that it was still siesta time and everything was closed!
- take a siesta
- afternoon siesta
So, so biohacking naps and siestas, that's one big one for me.
- So, so biohacking naps and siestas, that's one big one for me.
- Then I'm going to go home and take a siesta with my wife and play with my kids and hang out.
- They might be taking an afternoon siesta like the rest of Santiago, but hopefully not.
Examples
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In many hot countries, people often take a siesta to rest and recharge during the afternoon.
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In the daze of one such siesta, he heard Maria wailing just outside the window.
Fiction book (2002) -
And then you can have your siesta, all right?
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Oh, looks like New Mexico decided to wake up from his siesta.
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Do you want a little siesta?
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- They must be having their afternoon siesta.
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Then I'm going to go home and take a siesta with my wife and play with my kids and hang out.
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My father read the Herald by the pool during the hot hours of siesta.
Fiction book (1991) -
That's a good place to read, write letters, and relax during the siesta.
Fiction book (1998) -
After all this food is consumed, it is customary to take a siesta, or mid-afternoon nap.
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Etymology
The word siesta comes from the Spanish phrase for the 'sixth hour', from Latin sexta 'sixth'. That 'sixth hour' was the time after midday, so a siesta is a short rest or nap in the early afternoon, especially in hot countries.