Siesta

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Siesta \Si*es"ta\, n. [Sp., probably fr. L. sessitare to sit
     much or long, v. freq. of sedere, sessum, to sit. See {Sit}.]
     A short sleep taken about the middle of the day, or after
     dinner; a midday nap.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  siesta
       n : a nap in the early afternoon (especially in hot countries)