rubble

English

Etymology

Anglo-Norman *robel (“bits of broken stone”). Presumably related to rubbish, originally of same meaning (bits of stone). Ultimately presumably from Proto-Germanic *raub- (“to break”), perhaps via Old French robe (English rob (“steal”)) in sense of “plunder, destroy”; see also Middle English, Middle French -el.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈrʌb.əl/
• Rhymes: -ʌbəl
• Rhymes: -ʌdəl

Noun

rubble (uncountable)

1. The broken remains of an object, usually rock or masonry.

Derived terms

• reduce to rubble
• rubblestone
• rubblework

Related terms

• rubbish

Translations

the broken remains of an object, usually rock or masonry

• Arabic: أنقاض (ar) ('anqaaD)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 瓦礫 (cmn), 瓦砾 (cmn) (wǎlì), 碎石 (cmn) (suìshí)

• Czech: suť (cs) f
• Dutch: puin (nl)
• Esperanto: ŝtonetaro (eo), rubo (eo)
• Finnish: rauniot (fi)
• French: décombres (fr) m pl, débris (fr) m
• Georgian: please add this translation if you can
• German: Schutt (de) m
• Hebrew: רבד (he)
• Hungarian: törmelék (hu)

• Ido: exkavuro, eskombro (io)
• Italian: calcinacci (it) m pl
• Japanese: 瓦礫 (ja) (がれき, gareki)
• Russian: обломки (ru) (oblómki) m pl, щебень (ru) (ščében') m
• Spanish: escombros (es) m pl
• Swahili: fusi (sw)
• Swedish: bråte (sv)
• Talysh:

  Asalemi: گیلی (gili)

• Thai: เศษหินหรืออิฐ (th) (sàyt hĭn rĕu ìt)
• Turkish: moloz (tr)

Anagrams

• burble
• lubber