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Bonsai

Bonsai

See also: bonsai, bonsaï, and bonsái

German

Bonsai

Noun

Bonsai m (genitive Bonsai or Bonsais, plural Bonsais)

  1. bonsai

Declension

bonsai

bonsai

See also: bonsaï, bonsái, and Bonsai

English

Verb

bonsai (third-person singular simple present bonsais, present participle bonsaiing, simple past and past participle bonsaied)

  1. (transitive) To make into a bonsai by restricting the roots and pruning.

Etymology 2

Interjection

bonsai

  1. Misspelling of banzai.

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Japanese

Romanization

bonsai

  1. rōmaji reading of ぼんさい

Polish

Etymology

From Japanese 盆栽 (bonsai).

Noun

bonsai n (indeclinable)

  1. bonsai

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowing from Japanese 盆栽 (ぼんさい, bonsai).

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /bõ.ˈsaj/

Noun

bonsai m (plural bonsais)

  1. bonsai (a miniaturised tree or plant)
  2. (uncountable) bonsai (the art of growing miniaturised trees or plants)

Spanish

Noun

bonsai m (plural bonsais)

  1. bonsai