siesta
Spanish, noun/ˈsjesta/
siesta is spelled S-I-E-S-T-A (6 letters) and appears 6.5 times per million words in written Spanish, the 9,952nd most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Siesta is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “siesta (a nap, especially an afternoon one taken during the hottest part of the day in some cultures)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Tiempo después del mediodía en que aprieta más el calor”.
What does siesta mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininesiesta (a nap, especially an afternoon one taken during the hottest part of the day in some cultures)
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Tiempo después del mediodía en que aprieta más el calor. 2. Tiempo destinado para dormir o descansar después de la comida del mediodía. 3. Dormida o sueño que se toma después de comer, especialmente al mediodía o durante las primeras horas de la tarde. 4. Música que en las iglesias se canta o toca por la tarde.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of siesta
- siestas plural
- siestecita diminutive
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce siesta?
- /ˈsjesta/
- [ˈsjes.t̪a]
- [ˈsjest̪a]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to siesta
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is siesta in Spanish?
siesta appears 6.5 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).