guijarros
/ɡixaros/from spelling rules
In Spanish, pebbles is guijarros.
The term refers to small, smooth stones found naturally by a river or on a beach.
Which one should you use?
While piedras is the general word for stones, guijarros specifically refers to the small, smooth pebbles typically shaped by water.
Is it said differently in some regions?
In Spain, the term guijarros is frequently used to describe pebbles.
How does it change in a sentence?
The singular form of guijarros is guijarro.
How do you pronounce it?
/ɡixaros/
Did you know?
- Traditional Spanish architecture features empedrado, a decorative technique where guijarros are embedded into floors to create artistic mosaics.
- Although guijarro is the precise term, many Spanish speakers use the diminutive piedrecitas in daily conversation to mean pebbles, reflecting a linguistic preference for diminutive suffixes over specific nouns.
- While guijarro describes the stone, gravilla is the term used for tiny pebbles when they are treated as a construction material.
Examples in context
- Había ocho guijarros ahí.There were eight pebbles there.This sentence is useful for practicing the use of guijarros in a sentence regarding quantity.Tatoeba #8814118 by arh, translation #519715 by blay_paul
- El sendero está lleno de piedrecitas sueltasThe trail is full of loose pebbles.
- El río está rodeado de pedregulloThe river is surrounded by pebbles.
- Tengo un jardín decorado con piedras pequeñasI have a garden decorated with small stones.
- Los niños disfrutaban recogiendo cantos rodados en la playaThe children enjoyed picking up pebbles at the beach.
- Miré cómo los niños lanzaban pedacitos de piedra al lagoI watched as the children threw pebbles into the lake.
- Los excursionistas caminaron por un sendero lleno de piedrecitasThe hikers walked on a trail full of pebbles.
- Recogí unos guijarros en la playa.I picked up some pebbles on the beach.
- El río tiene muchos guijarros pequeños.The river has many small pebbles.
Example conversation
Elena and Daniel are walking along a riverbank.
- ElenaMira cuántos guijarros hay aquí, Daniel.Look how many pebbles there are here, Daniel.
- DanielSon muy suaves y brillantes.They are very smooth and shiny.
- ElenaQuiero llevar unos guijarros a casa.I want to take some pebbles home.
- DanielEstá bien, elige tus favoritos.That's fine, pick your favorites.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
