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(sē es′tə)

noun

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

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

See siesta in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A rest or nap after the midday meal.

Origin:

Origin: Spanish

Origin: , from Latin sexta (hōra), sixth (hour), midday

Origin: , feminine of sextus, sixth; see Sext

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