jornada
[ hawr-nah-duh; Spanish hawr-nah-thah ]
/ hɔrˈnɑ də; Spanish hɔrˈnɑ ðɑ /
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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.
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Origin of jornada
1650–60; <Spanish <Old Provençal <Vulgar Latin *diurnāta;see journey
Words nearby jornada
Jordanian, Jordan, Michael, Jordan River, Jormungand, Jormunrek, jornada, joropo, jorum, Jos, Joselyn, Josep
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