joya

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Interlingue

Noun

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  1. joy

Old Occitan

Noun

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

  1. Alternative form of joia

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old French joie, alternative form of jouel (source of modern joyau and Spanish joyel), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin jocus.

Pronunciation

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  • 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]

Noun

joya f (plural joyas)

  1. jewellery, jewelry
  2. jewel, piece of jewelry
    Synonym: alhaja
  3. (figurative) gem; treasure

Derived terms