joya

See also: Joya

Old Occitan

Noun

joya f (oblique plural joyas, nominative singular joya, nominative plural joyas)

1. Alternative form of joia

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French joie, alternative form of jouel (source of modern French joyau and Spanish joyel), from Latin jocus.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ˈxoʝa/ [ˈxo.ʝa]

• IPA^(key): (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay) /ˈxoʝa/ [ˈxo.ʝa]
• IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /ˈxoʃa/ [ˈxo.ʃa]
• IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /ˈxoʒa/ [ˈxo.ʒa]

• Audio (Colombia):

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• Rhymes: -oʝa
• Syllabification: jo‧ya

Noun

joya f (plural joyas)

1. jewellery, jewelry
2. jewel, piece of jewelry

   Synonym: alhaja

3. (figurative) gem; treasure

Derived terms

• enjoyar
• guardajoyas
• joya de la corona

 

Related terms

• joyel
• joyelero
• joyería
• joyero

 

Further reading

• “joya”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014