jornada

[ hawr-nah-duh; Spanish hawr-nah-thah ]

noun,plural jor·na·das [hawr-nah-duhz; Spanish hawr-nah-thahs]. /hɔrˈnɑ dəz; Spanish hɔrˈnɑ ðɑs/. Southwestern U.S.
  1. a full day's travel across a desert without a stop for taking on water.

Origin of jornada

1
1650–60; <Spanish <Old Provençal <Vulgar Latin *diurnāta;see journey

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