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bonze.

A Buddhist monk or priest in East Asia.

5 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈbɒnz//ˈbɒnzi/
  1. A Buddhist monk or priest in East Asia.

Where this word comes from

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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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.