joss

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   a Chinese idol or cult image; luck or fortune

   Incense burned before the joss in the temple corner.

Pidgin English, from Javanese/Chinese-coast use of Portuguese 'deus' ('god'), from Latin 'deus'; the sense 'luck' developed by extension.

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