siesta
noun
[ sɪˈɛstə ]
• an afternoon rest or nap, especially one taken during the hottest hours of the day in a hot climate.
• "everyone had a siesta for a few hours"
Similar:
afternoon sleep,
nap,
catnap,
doze,
drowse,
rest,
snooze,
lie-down,
forty winks,
a bit of shut-eye,
kip,
zizz,
slumber,
Origin:
mid 17th century: Spanish, from Latin sexta (hora ) ‘sixth hour’.
