Jewel

From Fresh Dictionary

Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.4 Translations

English

Etymology

Anglo-Norman juel, from Old French joel (modern joyau), based ultimately on Latin jocus ‘jest’.

Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /'ʤu:əl/
• (Can) IPA: /dʒuɬ/ or /ˈdʒuwlÌ©/
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Noun

Jewel (plural Jewels)

1. a valuable object used for ornamentation, especially made of gold or precious stones
2. (figuratively): Anything considered precious or valuable.

   Galveston was the jewel of Texas prior to the hurricane.

3. A precious or semi-precious gemstone.

Translations

valuable object for ornamentation

Croatian: dragulje Czech: klenot Dutch: juweel n. Esperanto: juvelo Finnish: jalokivi, korukivi (semiprecious) French: joyau m.,bijou German: Juwel n Hungarian: ékszer Indonesian: permata, jauhar, ratna Italian: gioello m.

Japanese: 宝玉 (ほうぎょうく, hougyoku), ジュエル (jueru) Old English: siÄ¡el n Polish: klejnot m Romanian: bijuterie f., giuvaer m Slovak: klenot Slovene: dragulj m Spanish: joya f. Swedish: juvel c.

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