siesta


siesta

noun

Definition of SIESTA

a short sleep <he typically takes a siesta after lunch, waiting for it to become a little cooler until resuming work>
Synonyms catnap, doze, drowse, forty winks, kip [chiefly British], siesta, snooze, wink
Related Words repose, rest; slumber; bed

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