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Bonze

//ˈbɒnz// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A Buddhist monk or priest in East Asia.

Etymology

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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