joss1

[jos] /dʒɒs/
noun
1.
a Chinese house idol or cult image.
Origin
1705-15; < Chinese Pidgin English < Portuguese deos < Latin deus god

joss2

[jos] /dʒɒs/
noun, British, Australian Informal.
1.
a foreman or boss.
Origin
1855-60; origin uncertain
British Dictionary definitions for joss

joss

/dʒɒs/
noun
1.
a Chinese deity worshipped in the form of an idol
Word Origin
C18: from pidgin English, from Portuguese deos god, from Latin deus
Word Origin and History for joss
n.

"Chinese figure of a deity," 1711, from Chinese Pidgin English, from Javanese dejos, taken 16c. from Portuguese deus "god," from Latin deus (see Zeus). Colloquially, it came to mean "luck." Joss stick "Chinese incense" first recorded 1883.

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