bonzo
See also: bonzō
English
Noun
bonzo (plural bonzos)
- Alternative form of bonze (“Buddhist monk or priest in East Asia”)
Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from Portuguese bonzo.
Noun
bonzo m (plural bonzi)
- bonze (Buddhist monk)
Portuguese
Etymology
From Japanese 凡僧 (bonzō), from Middle Chinese 凡 (bjom "ordinary") + 僧 (song "Buddhist monk").
Noun
bonzo m (plural bonzos)
- bonze (Buddhist monk)
Spanish
Noun
bonzo m (plural bonzos)
- bonze (Buddhist monk)
Derived terms
- quemarse a lo bonzo
- suicidarse a lo bonzo
Further reading
- “bonzo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014