jewel
noun
1 (gem) piedra f preciosa
2 (piece of jewelry) alhaja f, joya f
the Crown Jewels las joyas de la Corona
(before noun): jewel box or case joyero m; alhajero m (Latin America)
3 (in watch) rubí m
4 (sb, sth wonderful) joya f
she's a real jewel es una joya
a jewel of a church una iglesia que es una joya
Idiom
the jewel in sb's crown
San Francisco, the jewel in America's crown San Francisco, la perla de América