siesta
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tə noun
a midday or afternoon rest or nap, especially as taken in Spain and Latin America.
Origin:
1645–55; < Spanish < Latin sexta (hōra) the sixth (hour), midday
1645–55; < Spanish < Latin sexta (hōra) the sixth (hour), midday
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| —n | |
| a rest or nap, usually taken in the early afternoon, as in hot countries | |
| [C17: from Spanish, from Latin sexta hōra the sixth hour, that is, noon] | |
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Siesta
is always a great word to know.
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Word Origin & History
siesta
"mid-day nap," 1655, from Sp. siesta, from L. sexta (hora) "sixth (hour)," the noon of the Roman day (coming six hours after sunrise), from sexta, fem. of sextus "sixth" (see Sextus).
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Example sentences
The siesta and mortality in the elderly: effect of rest without sleep and daytime sleep duration.
Far from being lazy louts, siesta-takers are actually doing their bit for the firm.
Much of the world, though, prefers to take a siesta.
Lunch is the big meal of the day, followed by a siesta.
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