JEWEL - Meaning and Pronunciation

How to pronounce jewel?
     
This video provides examples of American English pronunciations of jewel by male and female speakers.
In addition, it explains the meaning of jewel through a dictionary definition and several visual examples.

IPA Transcription of jewel is /dʒˈuəl/.

Definition of jewel according to Wiktionary:
jewel can be a noun, a verb or a name

As a noun jewel can mean:
1. A precious or semi-precious stone; gem, gemstone.
2. A valuable object used for personal ornamentation, especially one made of precious metals and stones; a piece of jewellery.
3. Anything precious or valuable.
4. A bearing for a pivot in a watch, formed of a crystal or precious stone.
5. Any of various lycaenid butterflies of the genus Hypochrysops.
6. The clitoris.

As a verb jewel can mean:
To bejewel; to decorate or bedeck with jewels or gems.
As a name jewel can mean:
1. Given name from the noun jewel, used since the end of the 19th century.
2. Given name, a variant of Jewell, or from "jewel" like the female name.



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