becada — meaning in English

English meaning

• siesta noun A short nap or rest taken in the early afternoon, especially during the hottest part of the day.
• snooze verb To sleep lightly for a short time; to nap.
• woodcock noun A plump wading bird with a long, slender bill and mottled brown feathers, found in woodland and marshes.

Senses

becada is used for these senses in English:

• Eurasian woodcock A medium-small wading bird, (Scolopax rusticola)
• longspine snipefish A moderately elongate snipefish with a tubular snout equal to about a quarter of the total body length and a dorsal spine, of species Macroramphosus scolopax.
• siesta (countable) A nap, especially an afternoon one taken during the hottest part of the day in some cultures.
• snooze A brief period of sleep; a nap.
• woodcock Any of several wading birds in the genus Scolopax, characterised by a long slender bill and cryptic brown and blackish plumage.

siesta — full definition

1. noun A short nap or rest taken in the early afternoon, especially during the hottest part of the day.
2. verb To take a siesta; to nap in the afternoon.

snooze — full definition

1. verb To sleep lightly for a short time; to nap.
2. noun The button on an alarm clock that delays the alarm by a few minutes.

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