joya

Meaning

  1. (feminine) jewellery, jewelry
  2. (feminine) jewel, piece of jewelry
  3. (feminine,figuratively) gem; treasure

Frequency

C1
Hyphenated as
jo‧ya
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈxoʝa/
Etymology

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

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