cobble

From classical arabic dukkān to Hispanic Arabic addukkin or addukkan and then to our language What cobble, this concept refers to a stone which is given a rectangular shape so that it can be used in the development of cobblestones. Cobblestones are often used for paving streets.

Usually it is chosen granite for the creation of cobblestones. These stones They are easy to work and are also very resistant. It is common to create small pavers, so that it is possible to manipulate them with one hand.

The first cobblestones, in ancient times, were developed with natural stones, lacking in carving. In order to facilitate travel, the romans They began to carve the stones and thus, more than two thousand years ago, the cobblestones emerged.

Until the nineteenth century we can determine that it was used on a massive scale in large cities, until military and social needs caused it to begin to fall into disuse. However, that does not prevent that, today, there are many streets that have maintained their cobblestone floor and that, thanks to it, have an undeniable value.

Thus, for example, the surroundings of the Mosque of Córdoba are made with cobblestones and the same happens with some of the most emblematic areas of the historic center of Seville.

During a lot weather, most of the roads of the cities were covered with cobblestones. From the massification of cars, the cobblestone paving began to give way to the paving with asphalt, more favorable for the circulation of vehicles.

By analogy to these rectangular stones, it is called cobblestone to about big candy that are popular in Spain. The cobblestone of the Pilar, for example, is a traditional candy from Saragossa that can weigh up to half a kilogram and whose packaging exhibits the figure of the Virgin of the Pilar.

It is precisely important to know that within the field of cycling there is a relevant cobblestone race that responds to the name of Paris Roubaix. It is one of the most significant in this regard and precisely the athletes who participate do so with the clear objective of being able to win the golden cobblestone, which is the most important prize.

This year 2017 this test reaches its 115th edition and it does so with important cyclists who will participate to obtain the victory. We are referring to both the Belgian Greg Van Avermaet and the Slovak Peter Sagan. Not forgetting that it will consist of a total of 257 kilometers, which will run through a total of 29 sections of cobblestones.

However, a small children's candy shaped like the aforementioned construction element is also called cobblestone, which can be found mainly with liquorice flavor and in two colors: black or red.

In the colloquial language of various regions, finally, the cobblestone is called illiterate, gross or clumsy subject: "Don't waste time explaining the equations to José: it's a cobblestone".