bonzo

See also: bonzō

English

Noun

bonzo (plural bonzos)

1. Alternative form of bonze (“Buddhist monk or priest in East Asia”)

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese bonzo.

Noun

bonzo m (plural bonzi)

1. bonze (Buddhist monk)

Portuguese

Etymology

From Japanese 凡僧 (bonzō), from Middle Chinese 凡 (bjom "ordinary") + 僧 (song "Buddhist monk").

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbõ.zu/

• Hyphenation: bon‧zo

Noun

bonzo m (plural bonzos)

1. bonze (Buddhist monk)

Spanish

Noun

bonzo m (plural bonzos)

1. bonze (Buddhist monk)

Derived terms

• a lo bonzo

 

Further reading

• “bonzo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014