Siesta | Mean of siesta in English Dictionary

/siˈɛstə/

• Noun
• a regular period of sleep or rest in the afternoon in some hot countries
1. Most of the shops were closed after lunch for a two-hour siesta.
2. The shops are closed during siesta.
3. It's siesta time.
• a brief sleep
1. He's taking a little siesta out there on the patio.