jornada

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

noun

, Southwestern U.S.

, plural jor·na·das [hawr-, nah, -d, uh, z, haw, r, -, nah, -, th, ahs].

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of jornada¹

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

Example Sentences

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

Ahora, “ella dirige esta oficina”, dijo un asistente jurídico durante una reciente jornada de trabajo.

From Los Angeles Times

Su jefe le ha permitido seguir trabajando a distancia, pero ¿y si la biblioteca empieza a exigirle más de su actual jornada semanal de manera presencial?

From New York Times