monje
See also: Monje
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Old Occitan monge, from Vulgar Latin *monicus, from Medieval Latin, Late Latin monachus, from Ancient Greek μοναχός (monakhós, “single, solitary”), from μόνος (mónos, “alone”). Compare Portuguese monge.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmonxe/ [ˈmõŋ.xe]
Audio (Colombia) (file) - Rhymes: -onxe
- Syllabification: mon‧je
Derived terms
- el hábito no hace al monje
- fruta del monje ("monk fruit")
- monjil
Related terms
Further reading
- “monje”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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