Go to MSN Homeencarta®
Dictionary
Find
in
Dictionary
Thesaurus
Translations
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
Click to move up the list of words
Siena
sienna
Sierra
sierra
Sierra Leone
Sierra Madre
Sierra Nevada
Sierra Vista
siesta
sieve
sieve cell
sieve element
sieve plate
sieve tube
sieve tube element
sievert
sifaka
Click to move down the list of words
Also available:

World English Dictionary
Dictionnaire Français

siesta
si·es·ta [ see éstə ] (plural si·es·tas)


noun 
Definition:
 
afternoon rest: an early afternoon rest or nap
[Mid-17th century. Via Spanish< Latin sexta (hora) "sixth (hour of the day), noon"]
Encarta® World English Dictionary [North American Edition] © & (P)2009 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Developed for Microsoft by Bloomsbury Publishing Plc.
Advertisement
© 2009 Microsoft