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Word: Siesta
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
mid 17th century: Spanish, from Latin sexta (hora) ‘sixth hour’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
sɪˈɛstə
Dialects: British English
Definition:
an afternoon rest or nap, especially one taken during the hottest hours of the day in a hot climate
Short Definition:afternoon rest
Examples:- everyone had a siesta for a few hours
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