Similar words
joya
joya is the common, everyday word for "jewel, jewelry"; alhaja is more formal or old-fashioned, and can also figuratively mean a "gem" of a person.
Similar in other languages
French
bijou
bijou is the French word for the same thing — both mean "jewel."
Portuguese
joia
joia is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "jewel."
Practice
1 What does alhaja mean?
jewel
2 Fill the gap: Guarda sus ___ en una caja.
Full sentence: Guarda sus alhajas en una caja. (She keeps her jewels in a box.)
3 Which fingerprint chart matches alhaja?
alhaja: neutral register, common frequency, general domain, neutral connotation.