joss

== English == === 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. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /dʒɒs/ (General American) IPA(key): /dʒɔs/ (cot–caught merger) IPA(key): /dʒɑs/ Rhymes: -ɒs === Noun === joss (countable and uncountable, plural josses) (countable) A Chinese household divinity; a Chinese idol. (countable) A heathen divinity. (uncountable, informal) Luck. ==== Synonyms ==== (luck): chance, fortune; see also Thesaurus:luck ==== Derived terms ==== joss stick joss paper joss house ==== See also ==== joss-block == Finnish == === Etymology === Calque of English iff, jos with the final consonant doubled === Pronunciation === As jos ja vain jos. === Conjunction === joss (logic) iff (if and only if) === See also === jos ja vain jos