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siesta in Arabic

قَيْلُولَة qaylūla

UK/siˈɛstə/

siesta in Arabic: قَيْلُولَة (qaylūla). In English, siesta means a nap, especially an afternoon one taken during the hottest part of the day in some cultures.

Arabic words for siesta

an afternoon nap
قَيْلُولَة qaylūla

English meaning of siesta

  1. noun A nap, especially an afternoon one taken during the hottest part of the day in some cultures.
  2. noun Laid-back attitudes to work or laziness, especially by a Hispanic person.
  3. verb To take a siesta; to nap.

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Questions about siesta in Arabic

What is the meaning of siesta in Arabic?
Siesta in Arabic is قَيْلُولَة (qaylūla).
ما معنى كلمة siesta؟
Siesta: قَيْلُولَة (qaylūla).
What does siesta mean in English?
Siesta means a nap, especially an afternoon one taken during the hottest part of the day in some cultures.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: siesta (page history and authors), its translation table and English meanings. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Arabic words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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