joss

1. 1.

   a Chinese god worshipped in the form of an idol

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Other forms of joss

plural

josses·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about joss

What does joss mean?

joss means "a Chinese god worshipped in the form of an idol".

How many syllables are in joss?

joss has 1 syllable: joss. In IPA it is /ˈdʒɔs/.

Is joss a common word?

joss is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.