monk

¹monk

noun \ˈməŋk\

Definition of MONK

: a man who is a member of a religious order and lives in a monastery; also : friar

Origin of MONK

Middle English, from Old English munuc, from Late Latin monachus, from Late Greek monachos, from Greek, adjective, single, from monos single, alone

First Known Use: before 12th century

Rhymes with MONK

bunk, chunk, clunk, drunk, dunk, flunk, funk, gunk, hunk, junk, plunk, punk, skunk, spunk, sunk, thunk, trunk

²monk

noun

Definition of MONK

: monkey

First Known Use of MONK

1843

Monk

biographical name \ˈməŋk\

Definition of MONK

Thelonious Sphere 1920–1982 Am. jazz musician