boulder

Significado (Inglés)

Noun

1. A large mass of stone detached from the surrounding land.
2. A particle greater than 256 mm in diameter, following the Wentworth scale
3. A large marble, in children's games.
4. A session of bouldering; involvement in bouldering.

Verb

To engage in bouldering.

Conceptos

peñasco

canto rodado

roca

peña

roquedad

piedra

bloque

masa

guijarro

loma

pedrejón

amigo

camarada

compa

compadre

compañera

compañero

cómplice

peñascal

roquedal

piedra enorme

piedra lindera

pedrusco

cantos rodados

peñón

Pronunciado como (IPA)

/ˈbəʊl.də(ɹ)/

Etimología (Inglés)

From late Middle English bulder, short for Middle English bulder ston (“a stone that's been worn into a round shape, boulder, cobblestone”), possibly from Old Swedish *buldersten, itself possibly from Old Swedish bulder (“rumble, noise”) + sten (“stone”); whence dialectal Swedish bullersten (“large stone in a stream, causing water to roar around it”). The first element may alternatively be allied to Old Swedish bulle, bolle (“round drinking vessel, tumbler”), from Old Norse bolli, related to Old English bolla (“round object, bowl”), see English bowl.