joyel

Spanish

Etymology

From Old French joiel.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /xoˈʝel/ [xoˈʝel]

• IPA^(key): (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay) /xoˈʝel/ [xoˈʝel]
• IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /xoˈʃel/ [xoˈʃel]
• IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /xoˈʒel/ [xoˈʒel]

• Rhymes: -el
• Syllabification: jo‧yel

Noun

joyel m (plural joyeles)

1. small jewel

Related terms

• joya
• joyelero
• joyería
• joyero

 

Further reading

• “joyel”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10