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joss

Pronunciation: /dʒɒs/

The English word “joss” has 3 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. A Chinese household divinity; a Chinese idol.
  2. A heathen divinity.
  3. Luck.

Etymology

From Chinese Pidgin English joss, from Macau Pidgin Portuguese, from Portuguese deus (“god”), from Latin deus (“god”), from Proto-Indo-European *deywós (“god/that which belongs to heaven”). Doublet of Tiw and Tyr.

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