bonzesse
French, noun/bɔ̃.zɛs/
bonzesse is a French feminine noun meaning “female bonze” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Religieuse bouddhiste”.
What does bonzesse mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininefemale bonze
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Religieuse bouddhiste.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of bonzesse
- bonzesses plural
- bonze masculine
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce bonzesse?
- /bɔ̃.zɛs/
- \bɔ̃.zɛs\
- [bɔ̃.zɛs]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is bonzesse in French?
bonzesse appears about once in every 89 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).