What is the Latin word for jaunt?

The usual Latin words for “jaunt” are excursiō, iter. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

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“jaunt” in Latin

excursiōrunning forth; sally, onset, attack itera route; a passage

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

jaunt s.

excursio (shorter or longer run into the country, etc., post-Augustan, Plin., Scaev.; but excurrere classical, in this sense): iter (journey).

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What is the Latin word for jaunt?: The usual Latin words for “jaunt” are excursiō, iter. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.