Catalan

Noun

joia f ‎(plural joies)

1. joy

Derived terms

• joiós

Etymology 2

From joiell, from Old French joiel, from Vulgar Latin *jocale ‎(“graceful object”), from Latin iocus ‎(“game; playing; joke”).

Noun

joia f ‎(plural joies)

1. jewel

Synonyms

• joiell

Derived terms

• joier
• joieria

Occitan

Alternative forms

• goio (Provence)

Etymology

From Old Provençal joia, from Late Latin gaudia, plural of the Classical Latin gaudium ‎(“joy”).

Noun

joia f (plural joias)

1. joy

Old Provençal

Alternative forms

• joya

Etymology

Latin gaudia.

Noun

joia f ‎(oblique plural joias, nominative singular joia, nominative plural joias)

1. joy

References

• (fr)(de) gaudium in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (Walther von Wartburg, 2002)

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• jóia (superseded)

Etymology

From Old Portuguese joya, from Old French joie (modern joyau), from Vulgar Latin *jocale, from Latin jocus. Compare Catalan joia and Spanish joya.

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈʒɔj.ɐ/
• Hyphenation: joi‧a

Noun

joia f (plural joias)

1. jewel (a precious or semi-precious stone)
2. (by extension) gem, treasure (anything considered precious or valuable)
   • 2014, David Byrne, Como funciona a música, Editora Manole (ISBN 9788520439937)

     Ele tinha razão. Inevitavelmente, a música gravada se tornou um braço da protoglobalização – um processo capaz de revelar joias escondidas e de, ao mesmo tempo, destruílas.

Adjective

joia ‎(invariable, not comparable)

1. (Brazil, informal) good, all right, fine

   Essa quantidade está joia.‎

   This amount is fine.