jaunt

(Engels)

Noun

1. (archaic) A wearisome journey.
2. A short excursion for pleasure or refreshment; a ramble; a short journey.

Verb

1. (intransitive) To ramble here and there; to stroll; to make an excursion.
2. (intransitive) To ride on a jaunting car.
3. (obsolete, transitive) To jolt; to jounce.
4. (obsolete) To tire a horse by riding it hard or back and forth.

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ˈd͡ʒɔːnt/

Etimologie (Engels)

Verwante met Skots: jaunder

Verwante met Sweeds: ganta

Verwante met Engels: jump

In summary

Origin uncertain. Perhaps a palatalised alteration of daunt (“to discourage”). Compare Scots jaunder (“to ramble, jaunt to taunt, jeer”), dialectal Swedish ganta (“to play the buffoon, romp, jest”); perhaps akin to English jump. Compare jaunce. Modern usage likely influenced by jaunty.

Sinonieme

trip

excursion

outing

travel

ramble

expedition

junket

journey

stroll

sashay

tour

pleasure trip

wander

short trip

campaign

holi day

gander

knock about

loiter

perambulation

picnic

roam

rove

sail

sally

saunter

tramp

Vertalings

balade

excursión

gita

Ausflug

einen Ausflug machen

excursão

excursion

εκδρομή

περιπατώ

Spritztour

περίπατος

fare una gita

uitstapje

wycieczka

paseo

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