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Showing words for BONZE using the English dictionary
5 Letter Words for Bonze
benzo, bonze
4 Letter Words for Bonze
beno, bone, ebon, nebo, zeno, zone
3 Letter Words for Bonze
ben, bez, boe, bon, ebn, eon, ezo, nbe, neb, neo, nob, obe, one, zen
Definitions for Bonze
[1] a Buddhist monk, especially of Japan or China.
[2] a Chinese or Japanese Buddhist priest or monk
Words nearby Bonze
bony fish, bony labyrinth, bony palate, bonynge, bonytail, bonze, bonzer, boo, boo-boo, boo-hurrah theory, boo-word
Origin of Bonze
1580–90; < Middle French < Portuguese bonzo or New Latin bonzius < Japanese bonsō, bonzō ordinary priest (bon- ordinary + sō priest < Middle Chinese, equivalent to Chinese fán-sēng ); or < dialectal Japanese bonzu for bōzu priest
Word origin for Bonze
C16: from French, from Portuguese bonzo , from Japanese bonsō , from Sanskrit bon + sō priest or monk