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bonze

/ˈbɒnz/

bonze noun: a Buddhist monk or priest in East Asia.

Noun

bonze (plural bonzes)

  1. A Buddhist monk or priest in East Asia.

bonze meaning in Vietnamese

bonze in Vietnamese

Buddhist monk or priest in East Asia
nhà sư

Forms of bonze

pluralbonzes
alternative formbonzee
alternative formbonzo

Origin of bonze

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

Questions about bonze

What does bonze mean?
Bonze means a Buddhist monk or priest in East Asia.
What is bonze in Vietnamese?
Bonze in Vietnamese is nhà sư. See Bonze meaning in Vietnamese.
What part of speech is bonze?
Bonze is a noun.
How do you pronounce bonze?
Bonze is pronounced /ˈbɒnz/.
What is the plural of bonze?
The plural of bonze is bonzes.

Words near bonze in the dictionary

  1. Bonythons
  2. bonytongue
  3. bonytongues
  4. bonza
  5. bonzas
  6. bonze
  7. bonzean
  8. bonzee
  9. bonzees
  10. bonzer
  11. bonzerest

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