Meaning

(countable) A nap, especially an afternoon one taken during the hottest part of the day in some cultures..

Definitions by Sense

1. (countable) A nap, especially an afternoon one taken during the hottest part of the day in some cultures.
2. (attributive, sometimes offensive) Laid-back attitudes to work or laziness, especially by a Hispanic person.
3. (intransitive) to take a siesta; to nap.

Example Sentences

One humid afternoon a visitor did arrive to disturb Rottcodd as he lay deeply hammocked, for his siesta was broken sharply by a rattling of the door handle […]

When it's time for siesta, you can watch them go by / Beautiful faces, no cares in this world

Lest we think all of this is due to the proverbial inefficiency of the Latin American - 'siesta people' - we can see some of these signs, perhaps in a less dramatic way, in European societies and in the celebrated 'tigers' of South East Asia.

I had eaten a simple lunch, and in the relaxed siesta attitude that pervaded the place I settled back in my chair and looked at the mountains behind in all their austerity.

Many observers believe the subtropical environment contributes to a slow-paced, siesta culture in which nothing work-related is so important that it cannot wait until tomorrow.

Word Forms

• siestas
• siestaing
• siestaed

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Use siesta when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.

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