joyo

See also: jōyo

Ido

Etymology

Borrowed from English joy, French joie, Italian gioia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʒojo/, /ˈd͡ʒojo/

Noun

joyo (plural joyi)

1. joy

Derived terms

• joyala (“merry”)
• joyanta (“delighted”)
• joyar (“to be joyful, be glad, rejoice”)
• joyema (“joyful, jovial, convivial, jolly, jubilant”)
• joyigar (“to gladden, fill with joy, cheer up, cause to rejoice”)
• joyoza (“delighted, merry, mirthful, jolly, blithe, hilarious, joyful, joyous”)

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Latin lolium. Compare Portuguese joio and Catalan jull.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ˈxoʝo/ [ˈxo.ʝo]

• IPA^(key): /ˈxoʝo/ [ˈxo.ʝo] (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay)
• IPA^(key): /ˈxoʃo/ [ˈxo.ʃo] (Buenos Aires and environs)
• IPA^(key): /ˈxoʒo/ [ˈxo.ʒo] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

• Rhymes: -oʝo
• Syllabification: jo‧yo

Noun

joyo m (plural joyos)

1. darnel

   Synonym: cizaña

Further reading

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