siesto

Esperanto

Etymology

Borrowed from English siesta, Italian siesta, French sieste, German Siesta, Russian сие́ста (sijésta), all from Spanish siesta.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [siˈesto]
• Rhymes: -esto
• Hyphenation: si‧es‧to

Noun

siesto (accusative singular sieston, plural siestoj, accusative plural siestojn)

1. siesta

Ido

Etymology

Borrowed from English siesta, French sieste, German Siesta, Italian siesta, Russian сие́ста (sijésta) and Spanish siesta, all ultimately from Latin sexta.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsiesta/

Noun

siesto (plural siesti)

1. siesta, midday or afternoon nap

Derived terms

• siestar (“to have a nap”)