joss
joss · josses
можливість, шанс, імовірність
возможность, шанс, вероятность
Zufall, Möglichkeit, Chance
A Chinese household divinityA Chinese household divinity; a Chinese idol.
UK/dʒɒs/US/dʒɔs/
Meaning
3 senses(countable)A Chinese household divinity; a Chinese idol.
a Chinese god worshipped in the form of an idol
(countable)A heathen divinity.
(informal, uncountable)Luck.
Origin
From Chinese Pidgin English joss, from Macau Pidgin Portuguese, from Portuguese deus (“godFrom 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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Forms
plural: jossesSynonyms
2 synonymsWord family
4 related wordsRelatedjoss-block
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable