SIESTA

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A nap in the early afternoon (especially in hot countries)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("siesta" is a kind of...):

catnap; forty winks; light sleep; nap; short sleep; snooze (sleeping for a short period of time (usually not in bed))

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