a lo bonzo
Spanish
editEtymology
editFrom bonzo ("Buddhist monk"), referring to the self-immolation of Thích Quảng Đức.[1]
Adverb
edit- (idiomatic) by self-immolation
References
edit- ^ «Quemarse a lo bonzo»: la impasible inmolación de un monje budista que dio origen a la expresión, June 11, 2018, in ABC Cultura.
Further reading
edit- “a lo bonzo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28