xoia

Galician

Alternative forms

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
  • xoiaría
  • xoieiro

References
  • “joya” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
  • “joya” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
  • “xoia” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
  • “xoia” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
  • “xoia” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
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