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guarda-joias

Portuguese, noun

guarda-joias is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “jewel case (box to hold jewels)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). With an accent, guarda-jóias is a different word: “pre-reform spelling (used until 1990) of guarda-joias; still used…”.

What does guarda-joias mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    masculinejewel case (box to hold jewels)

noun

as guarda-jóias
  1. 1

    masculinepre-reform spelling (used until 1990) of guarda-joias; still used where the agreement hasn’t come into effect and may occur as a sporadic misspelling

Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Forms of guarda-joias

  • guarda-jóias alternative

Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).