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
| French | somme (sawm) |
| Spanish | siesta (SYAYS-tah) |
| Mandarin | 午睡 (woo shway) |
| Hindi | झपकी (GYUP-kee) |
| Arabic | قيلولة (KAHY-loo-lah) |
| Russian | сон (sohn) |
| Portuguese (EU) | sesta (SESH-tuh) |
| Portuguese (BR) | sesta (SES-ta) |
| Japanese | 昼寝 (hyee-RU-nay) |
| German | Nickerchen (NI-kur-hyuhn) |
| Urdu | جھپکی (GYUP-kee) |
| Punjabi | ਝਪਕੀ (KYU-puh-kee) |
| Korean | 선잠 (SUN-jahm) |
| Hebrew | תְנוּמָה (TNOO-mah) |
| Greek | υπνάκος (eep-NAH-kohs) |
| Dutch | dutje (DU-tyuh) |
| Tagalog | pag-idlip (PAH-geed-leep) |
| Vietnamese | ngủ trưa (ngoo CHEW-uh) |
| Turkish | şekerleme (shay-KER-lay-me) |
| Persian | چرت زدن (chohrt ZAH-dahn) |
| Polish | drzemka (JEM-kah) |
| Ukrainian | дрімота (dree-MOH-tah) |
| Bengali | ঘুম (goom) |
| Swedish | tupplur (TUP-loor) |
| Italian | pisolino (pee-zoh-LEE-noh) |
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