BONZE Meaning of BONZE in English n. a Japanese or Chinese Buddhist priest. [ F bonze or Port. bonzo perh. f. Jap. bonzo f. Chin. fanseng religious person, or f. Jap. bo-zi f. Chin. fasi teacher of the law ] Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012