monxe
Galician
Etymology
From Old Galician-Portuguese monge, monje, 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”). Displaced Old Galician-Portuguese moogo.
Noun
monxe m (plural monxes)
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