siesta

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   a rest or nap taken in the early afternoon, especially in a hot climate

   The pond seemed to take a brief siesta during the stillest part of the afternoon.

Simplified etymology

Siesta entered English in the mid-17th century from Spanish siesta, the rest taken during the hottest part of the day. The Spanish word goes back to Latin sexta hora, “sixth hour of the day.”

Borrowed from Spanish siesta, 'afternoon rest,' from Latin sexta hora, 'the sixth hour' after dawn, approximately noon. The religious observance at that hour became associated in Spanish with the midday break and then with the customary afternoon nap.

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