Bonze
//ˈbɒnz// noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
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Noun
- 1 A Buddhist monk or priest in East Asia.
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From French bonze, from Portuguese bonzo, from Japanese 凡僧 (bonzō), from Middle Chinese 凡 (bjom, “ordinary”) + 僧 (song, “Buddhist monk”).
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