The word 'bonze' is originally from Japanese 'bonzō'

'Bonze' is a word borrowed from Japanese 'bonzō'. The word entered the English language some time around 1653.

bonze [noun] [1653]

A Buddhist monk

See 'bonze' on the Loan Words Map

See more loan words from Japanese.

Etymology: French, from Portuguese 'bonzo' from Japanese 'bonsō'

See more loan words from 1600s.