bolda

Catalan

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈbɔl.ðə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencian) [ˈbol.ða]

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, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “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.