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bonze (bänz)

noun

a Japanese or Chinese Buddhist monk

Etymology: Fr < Port bonzo < Jpn bonsō, prob. < Chin fan seng, religious person

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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