siesta

[ see-es-tuh ]

/ siˈɛs tə /

a midday or afternoon rest or nap, especially as taken in Spain and Latin America.

Origin of siesta

1645–55; < Spanish < Latin sexta ( hōra) the sixth (hour), midday

How can anyone go home for a three-course meal and a siesta in the midst of peak trading?

Discovering The Charms Of La France Profonde |Emma Woolf |June 9, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
But what do the poor children of Porto Rico do, while Manuel is taking his "siesta," as the afternoon nap is called?

Our Little Porto Rican Cousin |Mary Hazelton Wade
We had acquired the siesta habit, so lay down until four o'clock.

Poor Folk in Spain |Jan Gordon
One of these figures was Benjy, and he was taking his siesta.

The Crossing |Winston Churchill

The siesta may dispose of an hour or an hour and a half, but about seven o'clock some definite occupation has to be found.

Russia |Donald Mackenzie Wallace
"Mr. Menocal takes his siesta till three o'clock; you can see him at that time," he said, in English.

The Iron Furrow |George C. Shedd

siesta

/ (sɪˈɛstə) /

a rest or nap, usually taken in the early afternoon, as in hot countries

C17: from Spanish, from Latin sexta hōra the sixth hour, that is, noon