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bonze  (bnz)

n.

A Buddhist monk, especially of China, Japan, or nearby countries.

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[French, from Portuguese bonzo, from Japanese bons : bon, ordinary (from Middle Chinese buan, fhan) + s, monk (from Middle Chinese sng, from Sanskrit sagha, collection, brotherhood of monks, from sahanti, sagha-, to put together : sam, together; see sem-¹ in Indo-European roots + hanti, he strikes; see g^when- in Indo-European roots).]

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bonze [bɒnz]

n

(Non-Christian Religions / Buddhism) a Chinese or Japanese Buddhist priest or monk

[from French, from Portuguese bonzo, from Japanese bonsō, from Sanskrit bon + sō priest or monk]

Translations

bonze

n → Bonze m