el adoquinado
cobblestone paving
Cubierto con bloques de piedra o cemento, colocados juntos para formar una calle o camino.
Definition & meaning
Adoquinado usually means paved with adoquines—small, typically rectangular paving blocks or cobblestones. It can describe a street, path, or other surface.
It can also be a masculine noun meaning a surface or pavement made of adoquines, or the act or result of laying them.
Grammar & Word origin
Adoquinado is the masculine singular form of the adjective; the feminine is adoquinada, and the plurals are adoquinados and adoquinadas. It is also the masculine noun form.
The word comes from adoquinar, “to pave with adoquines,” formed from adoquín (“paving block” or “cobblestone”) and the suffix -ado, used to form participles and related adjectives.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Empedrado — “cobblestoned” or “paved with stones.” It is a close synonym, though it can refer more broadly to paving made of stones, not necessarily regular paving blocks.
- Pavimentado — “paved.” This is broader: the surface could be made of asphalt, concrete, or other materials, not just adoquines.
- Sin pavimentar — “unpaved”; a direct contrast when describing a road or surface.
- De tierra — “dirt” or “earth-surfaced”; describes a surface without paving.
Common phrases & collocations
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Examples
La bicicleta temblaba al pasar por calles adoquinadas.adjective
The bicycle shook as it went along streets with cobblestone paving.
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