/ˈmonʃe/, [ˈmõnʲ.ʃɪ]
OrixeFrom 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.
Formasmonxes(plural) · monxa(feminine) · monxas(feminine, plural) · monge(alternative)