monxe
Meaning
monk
Frequency
Hyphenated as
mon‧xe
Gender
♂️ Masculine
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈmonʃe/
Etymology
From Old Galician-Portuguese monge~monje (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), borrowed from Old Occitan monge, from Late Latin monicus, alteration of monachus. Compare Portuguese monge, Spanish monje.
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