siesta /siˈɛstə/noun 2verb 1forms 3 noun2 •A nap, especially an afternoon one taken during the hottest part of the day in some cultures.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 […] — 1946 •[before a noun] (offensive) Laid-back attitudes to work or laziness, especially by a Hispanic person.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. — 2010 verb1 •to take a siesta; to nap. formssiestaed · siestaing · siestas
