- si·es·ta
- /siˈɛstə/ noun, pl -tas1 : a regular period of sleep or rest in the afternoon in some hot countries[count]
Most of the shops were closed after lunch for a two-hour siesta.
[noncount]The shops are closed during siesta.
It's siesta time.
2 [count] : a brief sleep : ↑napHe's taking a little siesta out there on the patio.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.