siesta
Meanings
Plural: siestas
Noun
- a nap in the early afternoon (especially in hot countries)
- A nap, especially an afternoon one taken during the hottest part of the day in some cultures.
- Laid-back attitudes to work or laziness, especially by a Hispanic person.
Verb
- to take a siesta; to nap.
Origin / Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish siesta, from Latin sexta (“the sixth hour from dawn, noon, midday”). Doublet of sext.
Synonyms
mañana, shut-eye, siest
Scrabble Score: 6
siesta is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL wordsiesta is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
siesta is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 6
siesta is a valid Words With Friends word