jornada

/xoɾˈnada/ · B2 · noun · f

day

🥾 jornada ← Old French jornee, from Latin diurnus = of the day; cousin of journey

Spanish jornada and English journey and journal share the Latin root diurnus, meaning daily. A jornada was originally one day's work or one day's travel, which explains the working day and short trip meanings.

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