Polyglot Dictionary

siesta

/ˈsjesta/

la noun A2

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
las siestas

Meaning

  1. nap

    • Duermo la siesta.

      I take a nap.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

cochilo

cochilo is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "nap."

Portuguese

soneca

soneca is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "nap."

Practice

1 What does siesta mean?

2 Fill the gap: Duermo la ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches siesta?

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