Doss

See also: DOSS and doss

English

Proper noun

Doss (plural Dosses)

  1. A surname.

Statistics

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Doss is the 1687th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 21366 individuals. Doss is most common among White (71.18%) and Black/African American (23.51%) individuals.

See also

Anagrams

Hunsrik

Alternative forms

  • tos (Wiesemann spelling)

Etymology

Borrowed from Brazilian Portuguese doce, from Old Galician-Portuguese doce, from Latin dulcis, from Proto-Italic *dulkwis.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtos/
  • Rhymes: -os
  • Syllabification: Doss

Noun

Doss m (plural Doss, diminutive Dossje)

  1. cookie; biscuit
  2. (strictly) Christmas cookie
    Synonym: Weinachtsdoss

Derived terms

  • Butterdoss
  • Honichdoss
  • Sterrikdoss
  • Weinachtsdoss
  • Zimmetdoss

References

  • André Kuster-Cid, Eduardo Fausto Kuster Cid (2018) “bolacha”, in Dicionário renano-hunsrik: português (in Portuguese), Vitória: Cousa, →ISBN, page 33, column 1
  • Piter Kehoma Boll (2021) “Doss”, in Dicionário Hunsriqueano Riograndense–Português (in Portuguese), 3rd edition, Ivoti: Riograndenser Hunsrickisch, page 37, column 2
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