jewel

A jewel.

Meanings

Noun

Verb

Origin

  • From Middle English juel, jewel, juwel, jeuel, jowel, from Anglo-Norman juel, from Old French jouel, joel, joiel, of uncertain origin. Perhaps based ultimately on Latin gaudium, or on Latin iocus ("joke; jest"). Compare Medieval Latin jocale.

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