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Noun: siesta  see'es-tu
  1. A nap in the early afternoon (especially in hot countries)

Derived forms: siestas

Type of: catnap, forty winks [informal], light sleep, nap, short sleep, snooze, zizz [Brit, informal]

Encyclopedia: Siesta

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