jornada

American  

[hawr-nah-duh, hawr-nah-thah] / hɔrˈnɑ də, hɔrˈnɑ ðɑ /

noun

Southwestern U.S.

plural

jornadas

1. a full day's travel across a desert without a stop for taking on water.

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Etymology

Origin of jornada

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

Example Sentences

Maduro said in an interview with the Mexican newspaper La Jornada on Jan. 1, just two days before his capture, that he was open to holding talks with the U.S. and receiving U.S. investment in the Venezuelan oil sector, Reuters reported External link.

From Barron's

The strike in the Caribbean shows “the type of attacks that could be directed against Mexican people and vehicles,” wrote columnist Julio Hernández López in Mexico’s La Jornada newspaper.

From Los Angeles Times

She still reads newspapers in English and Spanish — The Times, the San Francisco Chronicle, Mexico City’s left-leaning La Jornada — but all online and mostly about regional, national and international developments, because few local news sources remain.

From Los Angeles Times

Pero pasar de la concepción de la idea a la realidad, fue una jornada frustrante y agotadora.

From Los Angeles Times

A migrant from Honduras told Mexican newspaper La Jornada that he decided to join the trek north after having waited in vain for a transit permit to cross Mexico.

From BBC