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siesta

/siˈestə/see-EH-stuh
/siˈɛstə/see-EH-stuh

Meaningthe sixth hour

Common meaning: an afternoon nap

Journey through time

  1. Latinsexta‘sixth (hour)’source
  2. Spanishmeaning shiftssixth → the hottest part of the daysiesta‘the hottest part of the day’source
  3. Englishmeaning shiftsthe hottest part of the day → an afternoon napsiesta‘an afternoon nap’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Latin sexta ‘the sixth hour’.

Roots

  • sexta Latin “the sixth hour”

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