bonze

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bonze

/ˈbɒnz/
/ˈbɒnzi/

Where it comes from

From French bonze, from Portuguese bonzo, from Japanese 凡僧 (bonzō), from Middle Chinese 凡 (bjom, “ordinary”) + 僧 (song, “Buddhist monk”).

noun bonzes · bonzee · bonzo

A Buddhist monk or priest in East Asia.

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noun Buddhist monk or priest in East Asia

Español	bonzo
한국어	승려 seungnyeo, 중 jung, 범승 beomseung
日本語	坊主 bōzu, 和尚 oshō, 僧侶 sōryo, 凡僧 bonzō
中文	和尚 héshàng, 僧 sēng, 僧人 sēngrén
Português	bonzo
Français	bonze
Deutsch	Bonze
Italiano	bonzo, monaco buddista
Română	bonz
Русский	бо́нза bónza
Tiếng Việt	nhà sư

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@misc{bonze_2026,
  title = {bonze},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/bonze},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}