siesta
/sɪˈɛstə
/noun
An afternoon rest or nap, especially one taken during the hottest hours of the day in a hot climate: everyone had a siesta for a few hours...
- I go home to my apartment at around 11 or 12 and get about six hours of sleep and a couple of hours for an afternoon siesta.
- When I opened my store I was determined that I would have afternoon siestas for about an hour each day.
- The main meal is eaten at midday, often followed by a siesta, or afternoon rest during the hottest time of the day, when work is difficult.
Synonyms
afternoon sleep, nap, catnap, doze, drowse, rest
informal snooze, lie-down, forty winks, a bit of shut-eye
British informal kip, zizz
literary slumber
Origin
Mid 17th century: Spanish, from Latin sexta (hora) 'sixth hour'.