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Old August 20, 2009, 03:15 AM
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alhaja (feminine noun (la)) — jewel. Look up alhaja in the dictionary

Las alhajas son prendas ornamentales personales, hechas generalmente de piedras y metales preciosos.
Jewelery is an object used for personal adornment, and usually made with gemstones and precious metals.
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Old August 20, 2009, 03:19 AM
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Alhaja, Arabian word which means a necessary or worthy thing

Anyway, in Spain "joya" is a more common word than "alhaja"
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Old August 20, 2009, 06:21 AM
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I was wondering about that. In the Rosetta Stone for LATIN AMERICAN Spanish, they also use "joya" for jewelry. How about those of you from Latin American countries. Which word is more common?
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Old August 20, 2009, 07:08 AM
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Joya is more common, but it's very important to know synonymns.
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Old August 20, 2009, 07:10 AM
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Remind me, Poli, what country is your Spanish from?
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Old August 20, 2009, 07:25 AM
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My Spanish or shall I say attempt at Spanish is local. I was born in The USA
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poli's spanish is the worldwide one, which understands caribean, mexican and castillian spanish
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Old August 20, 2009, 07:33 AM
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Right. I'm specifically looking for input from people like Angelica & Chileno..... native Latino Spanish speakers....
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Old August 20, 2009, 07:57 AM
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Right. I'm specifically looking for input from people like Angelica & Chileno..... native Latino Spanish speakers....
OK then, I will make sure to ignore you and all your queries
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Old August 20, 2009, 08:42 AM
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NO!!!!! Don't ever ignore me!! Your input is valuable. It's just that sometimes in some specific cases, I'm looking for that specific input. Doh! I need to keep my mouth shut.
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