noun, feminine/ˈsjesta/plural: siestas
siesta (a nap, especially an afternoon one taken during the hottest part of the day in some cultures)
Antonyms: duermevela
Related: siestecita, tomar una siesta
Inherited from Old Spanish siesta, from Latin sexta (hora) (“sixth hour; noon”), feminine of sextus (“sixth”). Doublet of sexto and sesma. Cognate with Catalan and Portuguese sesta.