siesta English · revision 1637

+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * IPA: /siˈɛstə/^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is [[bor|es|siesta]],^(AHD)^(Barnhart 1995)^(Etymonline)^(MW Collegiate)^(RHWU) [[der|la|sexta|t=sixth (hour)]], as in ''sexta hōra'',^(AHD)^(Barnhart 1995)^(Etymonline)^(MW Collegiate)^(RHWU) the midday hour, six hours after sunrise.^(Etymonline)^(Barnhart 1995) It is related to [[sext]] and [[six]].^(AHD)^(Barnhart 1995)^(MW Collegiate)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ An afternoon rest or nap, especially one taken during the hottest hours of the day in hot countries (1655).^(OED 1989)^(Barnhart 1995)^(Etymonline)^(MW Collegiate)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ The meaning has stayed the same.^(OED 1989)^(Etymonline) Random House notes the custom especially in Spain and Latin America.^(RHWU)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * 1645–55 – Random House's dating.^(RHWU)

+ * 1655 – an afternoon nap.^(OED 1989)^(Barnhart 1995)^(MW Collegiate)

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+ ==Modern meaning==

+ ===Noun===

+ # A rest or [[nap]] after the midday meal, especially in hot countries.^(AHD)^(MW Collegiate)^(RHWU)^(Wiktionary)

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+ ===Verb===

+ # To take a siesta.^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[sext]]

+ * [[six]]

+ * [[sextant]]

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}