cobblestone

Significado (Inglés)

1. (countable) A rounded stone from a river bed, fit for use as ballast in ships and for paving roads.
2. (uncountable) Cobblestones viewed as a building or paving material.

Sinónimos

cobble

sett

pebble

rubble

water gate

cobble stone, boulder

Belgian block

fieldstone

paving stone

Traducións

pavé

paralelepípedo

Pflasterstein

adoquín

guijarro

acciottolato

Stümper

ciottolo

calçamento

pavé

llamborda

σκύρο

κροκάλα

cube

Katzenkopfpflasterstein

Pronúnciase como (IPA)

/ˈkɑbl̩ˌstoʊn/

Etimoloxía (Inglés)

Herdado de Middle English: cobylstone

Relativo a Old Norse: köppusteinn

Relativo a dinamarqués: kampesten

In summary

From Middle English cobylstone, cobyllstone, kobilstane, kobill-stane, equivalent to cobble + stone. Compare Old Norse köppusteinn (“boulder”), Danish kampesten (“boulder”).