piedra preciosa

Asturian

Noun

piedra preciosa f (plural piedres precioses)

1. precious stone (gem)

Spanish

Etymology

From Old Spanish piedra preçiosa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /ˌpjedɾa pɾeˈθjosa/ [ˌpje.ð̞ɾa pɾeˈθjo.sa]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /ˌpjedɾa pɾeˈsjosa/ [ˌpje.ð̞ɾa pɾeˈsjo.sa]
• Syllabification: pie‧dra pre‧cio‧sa

Noun

piedra preciosa f (plural piedras preciosas)

1. gemstone

   Synonym: gema

Further reading

• “piedra preciosa”, 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