Definitions for joss stick
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
joss′ stick`(n.)
a thin stick of a dried, fragrant paste, burned as incense before a joss.
Category: Eastern Religions
Origin of joss stick:
1880–85
Princeton's WordNet
joss stick(noun)
a slender stick of incense burned before a joss by the Chinese
Wiktionary
joss stick(Noun)
A kind of incense burned before a Chinese idol.
Origin: From joss + stick.
Translations for joss stick
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
joss stick(noun)
a stick of incense used eg to give a sweet smell to a room.
- wierookstokkieAfrikaans
- عود البَخّورArabic
- китайски тамянBulgarian
- pau de incensoPortuguese (BR)
- vonná tyčinkaCzech
- der RäucherstabGerman
- røgelsespindDanish
- αρωματικό λιβάνι σε σχήμα ραβδιούGreek
- pebete, varilla de inciensoSpanish
- lõhnasuitsukepikeEstonian
- عودFarsi
- suitsutuspuikkoFinnish
- bâton d'encensFrench
- קָנֶה קְטוֹרֶתHebrew
- अगरबत्तीHindi
- kadiloCroatian
- füstölő rudacskaHungarian
- hioIndonesian
- reykelsisstöngIcelandic
- bastoncino d'incensoItalian
- 線香Japanese
- 선향(線香)Korean
- smilkalasLithuanian
- vīraka nūjiņaLatvian
- colokMalay
- wierookstokjeDutch
- røkelsespinneNorwegian
- kadzidełkoPolish
- عودPersian
- عودPashto
- pau de incensoPortuguese
- beţişor (de lemn) parfumatRomanian
- пахучая палочкаRussian
- voňavá tyčinkaSlovak
- kadiloSlovenian
- mirišljavi štapićSerbian
- rökelsepinneSwedish
- ธูปThai
- Çin buhurdanıTurkish
- 薰香Chinese (Trad.)
- ароматична паличкаUkrainian
- اگر بتّیUrdu
- nén hươngVietnamese
- 香Chinese (Simp.)
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