Synonyms for siesta
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : see-es-tuh |
| Phonetic Transcription : siˈɛs tə |
Top 10 synonyms for siesta Other synonyms for the word siesta
Définition of siesta
Origin :- "mid-day nap," 1650s, from Spanish siesta, from Latin sexta (hora) "sixth (hour)," the noon of the Roman day (coming six hours after sunrise), from sexta, fem. of sextus "sixth" (see Sextus).
- verb nap
- "They're going into the Saint's Pool to have a siesta," said Vere.
- Extract from : « A Spirit in Prison » by Robert Hichens
- I'm afraid to speak to the servants—they are making the siesta.
- Extract from : « A Spirit in Prison » by Robert Hichens
- I went to keep her company by her bedside after I had taken my siesta.
- Extract from : « The Memoires of Casanova, Complete » by Jacques Casanova de Seingalt
- Most of our party slept the siesta, and at about four oʼclock we called at the Palace.
- Extract from : « The Philippine Islands » by John Foreman
- We happened to reach it when the prisoners were having a siesta.
- Extract from : « A Journey Through France in War Time » by Joseph G. Butler, Jr.
- Is there no sombra where we can eat our lunch and take a siesta?
- Extract from : « Mexico » by Charles Reginald Enock
- What cry was that which startles the seraglio from its siesta?
- Extract from : « Jack Harkaway's Boy Tinker Among The Turks » by Bracebridge Hemyng
- The habits of the siesta obtained in a modified form at the rancho.
- Extract from : « Susy, A Story of the Plains » by Bret Harte
- I am somewhat late with my siesta on this hot day, it seems.
- Extract from : « Romola » by George Eliot
- As we knew we could easily reach the city by sun-down, we all enjoyed our siesta.
- Extract from : « Kari the Elephant » by Dhan Gopal Mukerji
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