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.
a full day's travel across a desert without a stop for taking on water.
Origin of jornada
11650–60; <Spanish <Old Provençal <Vulgar Latin *diurnāta;see journey
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How to use jornada in a sentence
The Numancia is divided into four jornadas or acts, each containing changes of scene, as on our own stage.
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