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si⋅es⋅ta
[see-es-tuh] 
–noun
| a midday or afternoon rest or nap, esp. as taken in Spain and Latin America. |
Origin:
1645–55; < Sp < L sexta (hōra) the sixth (hour), midday
1645–55; < Sp < L sexta (hōra) the sixth (hour), midday
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| si·es·ta (sē-ěs'tə) n. A rest or nap after the midday meal. [Spanish, from Latin sexta (hōra), sixth (hour), midday, feminine of sextus, sixth; see sext.] |
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Siesta
Si*es"ta\, n. [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.
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Language Translation for : siesta
Spanish:
siesta,
German:
das Nickerchen,
Japanese:
うたたね
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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