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si·esta (sē es′tə)

noun

a brief nap or rest taken after the noon meal, esp. in Spain and some Latin American countries

Etymology: Sp < L sexta (hora), sixth (hour), noon

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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