guardajoies

Verb-object compound, composed of guarda (“to guard, to protect”) +‎ joies (“jewels”).

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˌɡwar.dəˈʒɔ.jəs]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˌɡwaɾ.ðaˈd͡ʒɔ.jes]

guardajoies m (invariable)

1. jewel box, jewelry box

   Synonym: joier

• “guardajoies”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007