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nap

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The meaning (definition) of the word nap

to take a short sleep during the day

The word nap used in a sentence

I like to take a nap after lunch.

Words that mean the same as nap (synonyms)

restsleep

How the word nap is said around the world

Frenchsomme (sawm)
Spanishsiesta (syaystah)
Mandarin午睡 (wǔ shuì)
Hindiझपकी (gyupkee)
Arabicقيلولة (kahyloolah)
Russianсон (son)
Portuguese (EU)sesta (seshtuh)
Portuguese (BR)sesta (sesta)
Japanese昼寝 (hirune)
GermanNickerchen (nikurhyuhn)
Urduجھپکی (gyupkee)
Punjabiਝਪਕੀ (kyupuhkee)
Korean선잠 (seonjam)
Hebrewתְנוּמָה (tnoomah)
Greekυπνάκος (upnakos)
Dutchdutje (dutyuh)
Tagalogpag-idlip (pahgeedleep)
Vietnamesengủ trưa (ngoo chewuh)
Turkishşekerleme (shaykerlayme)
Persianچرت زدن (chohrt zahdahn)
Polishdrzemka (jemkah)
Ukrainianдрімота (drimota)
Bengaliঘুম (goom)
Swedishtupplur (tuploor)
Italianpisolino (peezohleenoh)

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