joyau
French edit
Etymology edit
Backformed from Old French joyaus, plural of joyal, variant of jouel, from Latin iocale.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
joyau m (plural joyaux)
- jewel (valuable object for ornamentation)
Related terms edit
Further reading edit
- “joyau”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.