Word: siesta
Word origin: mid 17th century: Spanish, from Latin sexta (hora ) ‘sixth hour’.
Phonetic:
sɪˈɛstə
Listen:
an afternoon rest or nap, especially one taken during the hottest hours of the day in a hot climate. Example: everyone had a siesta for a few hours
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