siesta
(noun) a nap in the early afternoon (especially in hot countries)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
siesta (plural siestas)
A nap, especially an afternoon one taken after lunch in some cultures.
• See shut-eye
siesta (third-person singular simple present siestas, present participle siestaing, simple past and past participle siestaed)
(intransitive) to take a siesta; to nap.
• siest
• Tassie, staies, tassie
Source: Wiktionary
Si*es"ta, n. Etym: [Sp., probably fr. L. sessitare to sit much or long, v. freq. of sedere, sessum, to sit. See Sit.]
Definition: A short sleep taken about the middle of the day, or after dinner; a midday nap.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
28 April 2024
(adjective) of or relating to an inheritable character that is controlled by several genes at once; of or related to or determined by polygenes
Coffee starts as a yellow berry, changes into a red berry, and then is picked by hand to harvest. The red berry is de-shelled through a water soaking process and what’s left inside is the green coffee bean. This bean then dries in the sun for 3-5 days, where it is then packed and ready for sale.
