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Is bonze a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word bonze is a Scrabble US word. The word bonze is worth 16 points in Scrabble:

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Is bonze a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word bonze is a Scrabble UK word and has 16 points:

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5-letter words (1 found)

BONZE,

4-letter words (3 found)

BONE,EBON,ZONE,

3-letter words (9 found)

BEN,BEZ,BON,EON,NEB,NOB,OBE,ONE,ZEN,

2-letter words (10 found)

BE,BO,EN,NE,NO,OB,OE,ON,ZE,ZO,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 24 words from bonze according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 5 letters words made out of bonze

bonze obnze bnoze nboze onbze nobze bozne obzne bzone zbone ozbne zobne bnzoe nbzoe bznoe zbnoe nzboe znboe onzbe nozbe oznbe zonbe nzobe znobe bonez obnez bnoez nboez onbez nobez boenz obenz beonz ebonz oebnz eobnz bneoz nbeoz benoz ebnoz neboz enboz onebz noebz oenbz eonbz neobz enobz bozen obzen bzoen zboen ozben zoben boezn obezn beozn ebozn oebzn eobzn bzeon zbeon bezon ebzon zebon ezbon ozebn zoebn oezbn eozbn zeobn ezobn bnzeo nbzeo bzneo zbneo nzbeo znbeo bnezo nbezo benzo ebnzo nebzo enbzo bzeno zbeno bezno ebzno zebno ezbno nzebo znebo nezbo enzbo zenbo eznbo onzeb nozeb ozneb zoneb nzoeb znoeb onezb noezb oenzb eonzb neozb enozb ozenb zoenb oeznb eoznb zeonb ezonb nzeob zneob nezob enzob zenob eznob

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Definitions and meaning of bonze

bonze

Etymology

From French bonze, from Portuguese bonzo, from Japanese 凡僧 (bonzō), from Middle Chinese 凡 (bɨɐm, “ordinary”) +‎ 僧 (səŋ, “Buddhist monk”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbɒnz/

Noun

bonze (plural bonzes)

  1. A Buddhist monk or priest in East Asia.

Alternative forms

  • bonzee, bonzo

Translations

See also

  • bhikku, bhikkhu, bikkhu, bhikshu
  • bhikkhuni, bhikshuni

Anagrams

  • benzo, benzo-

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese bonzo, from Japanese 凡僧 (bonzō).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈbɔn.zə]
  • IPA(key): (Valencian) [ˈbon.ze]

Noun

bonze m (plural bonzes, feminine bonzessa)

  1. bonze (Buddhist monk)

Further reading

  • “bonze” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbɔn.zə/
  • Hyphenation: bon‧ze

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Japanese 凡僧. The sense “bigwig” derives from German Bonze.

Noun

bonze m (plural bonzen, diminutive bonzetje n)

  1. bonze (Buddhist priest) [from 17th c.]
  2. boss, bigwig
Alternative forms
  • (bigwig): bons

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

bonze

  1. (dated or formal) singular present subjunctive of bonzen

Anagrams

  • bezon

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese bonzo, from Japanese 凡僧 (bonzō).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bɔ̃z/

Noun

bonze m (plural bonzes)

  1. bonze, Buddhist priest

Derived terms

  • bonzerie

Descendants

  • → English: bonze
  • → German: Bonze

Further reading

  • “bonze”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Source: wiktionary.org