siesta
siesta
subs.
See sleep.
subs.
See sleep.
SIESTA
meridiatio (the taking of a nap at noon Cic. Divin. 2 68 extr.): somnus meridianus (sleep at noon as Plin. Ep. 9 40 2). To take a siesta meridiari (☞ meridiare is late); meridie conquiescere (☞ diffindere diem insiticio somno meridie is a conjectural reading Varr. R.R. 1 2 5).
meridiatio (the taking of a nap at noon Cic. Divin. 2 68 extr.): somnus meridianus (sleep at noon as Plin. Ep. 9 40 2). To take a siesta meridiari (☞ meridiare is late); meridie conquiescere (☞ diffindere diem insiticio somno meridie is a conjectural reading Varr. R.R. 1 2 5).
siesta: mĕrīdiātio (mid-day rest): Cic. Div. 2, 68, 141. To take a s., meridiare, Suet. Cal. 38: Cat.: also as v. dep., meridiari, Cels.