xoia

Galician

Alternative forms

• joia (reintegrationist)

Etymology

First attested in c. 1300. From Old Galician-Portuguese joya (independently attested in both corpora), from Old French joie, from joiel (modern joyau), from Vulgar Latin *jocale, from Latin jocus. Doublet of xoel.

Compare Portuguese joia and Spanish joya.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃɔja/ [ˈʃɔ.jɐ]
• Rhymes: -ɔja
• Hyphenation: xo‧ia

Noun

xoia f (plural xoias)

1. jewel; ornament made with precious metals and/or gemstones

   Synonym: alfaia

   • c. 1300, R. Martínez López, editor, General Estoria. Versión gallega del siglo XIV, Oviedo: Archivum, page 234:

     tomou Eliezer de suas joyas hũ par de serçelos douro

     Eliezer took a pair of golden earrings from among his jewels

2. gem; jewel

   Synonym: xema

3. (figurative) gem; treasure

   Synonym: tesouro

Derived terms

• miñaxoia

Related terms

• xoiaría
• xoieiro

References

• Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “joya”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “joya”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “xoia”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “xoia”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “xoia”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN