Hypertext Webster Gateway: "siesta"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
siesta
n : a nap in the early afternoon (especially in hot countries)
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