bolda

Catalan

Etymology

Perhaps a borrowing of English boulder or perhaps from Latin bolis (“shooting star”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈbɔl.də]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈbol.da]

Noun

bolda f (plural boldes)

1. boulder
2. (nautical) a stone used to anchor small boats

Further reading

• “bolda”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
• “bolda” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
• “bolda” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.