joyau
French, noun/ʒwa.jo/
joyau is spelled J-O-Y-A-U (5 letters) and appears 1.7 times per million words in written French, the 22,520th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Joyau is a French masculine noun meaning “jewel (valuable object for ornamentation)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Ornement précieux d’or, d’argent, de pierreries, qui sert à la parure, comme les bracelets, les pendants…”.
What does joyau mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinejewel (valuable object for ornamentation)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Ornement précieux d’or, d’argent, de pierreries, qui sert à la parure, comme les bracelets, les pendants d’oreilles, etc. 2. Objet précieux, d'une grande valeur.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of joyau
- joyaux plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce joyau?
- /ʒwa.jo/
- \ʒwa.jo\
- [ʒwa.jo]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to joyau
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is joyau in French?
joyau appears 1.7 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).