siesta

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   A nap, especially an afternoon one taken during the hottest part of the day in some cultures.countable

   • One humid afternoon a visitor did arrive to disturb Rottcodd as he lay deeply hammocked, for his siesta was broken sharply by a rattling of the door handle […]
   • When it's time for siesta, you can watch them go by / Beautiful faces, no cares in this world
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   Laid-back attitudes to work or laziness, especially by a Hispanic person.attributiveoffensivesometimes

   • I had eaten a simple lunch, and in the relaxed siesta attitude that pervaded the place I settled back in my chair and looked at the mountains behind in all their austerity.
   • Many observers believe the subtropical environment contributes to a slow-paced, siesta culture in which nothing work-related is so important that it cannot wait until tomorrow.

syn. shut-eye

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   To take a siesta; to nap.intransitive

   • If you would rather shear sheep and stalk vampires than sunbathe or siesta, here’s 25 breaks that could be a real trip