a lo bonzo

Spanish

Etymology

From bonzo ("Buddhist monk"), referring to the self-immolation of Thích Quảng Đức.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /a lo ˈbonθo/ [a lo ˈβ̞õn̟.θo] (Spain)
  • IPA(key): /a lo ˈbonso/ [a lo ˈβ̞õn.so] (Latin America, Philippines)
  • Syllabification: a lo bon‧zo

Adverb

a lo bonzo

  1. (idiomatic) by self-immolation

References

  1. ^ «Quemarse a lo bonzo»: la impasible inmolación de un monje budista que dio origen a la expresión, June 11, 2018, in ABC Cultura.

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