joyero

Spanish

Etymology

From joya +‎ -ero.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /xoˈʝeɾo/ [xoˈʝe.ɾo]

• IPA^(key): (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay) /xoˈʝeɾo/ [xoˈʝe.ɾo]
• IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /xoˈʃeɾo/ [xoˈʃe.ɾo]
• IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /xoˈʒeɾo/ [xoˈʒe.ɾo]

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• Rhymes: -eɾo
• Syllabification: jo‧ye‧ro

Noun

joyero m (plural joyeros, feminine joyera, feminine plural joyeras)

1. jeweler (person whose job is making, repairing or selling jewelry)
   • 1915, Julio Vicuña Cifuentes, Mitos y Supersticiones Recogidos de la Tradición Oral Chilena, page 277:

     Los joyeros, maestros en la explotación de los caprichos femeninos, saben también aprovecharse de las supersticiones de las mujeres.

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2. goldsmith (person who forges things out of gold, especially jewelry)

Noun

joyero m (plural joyeros)

1. jewelry casket, jewelry box (small box used to store jewelry)

Related terms

• joyería

Further reading

• “joyero”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10