bonanza

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See also: Bonanza and bonanzą

English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Spanish bonanza (calm sea, fair weather, good luck, rich lode), from Medieval Latin bonacia (fair weather), a blend of bonus (good) +‎ malacia (calm sea).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /bəˈnænzə/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ænzə

Noun[edit]

bonanza (plural bonanzas)

  1. (mining) A rich mine or vein of silver or gold.
    Antonym: borrasca
  2. The point at which two mother lodes intersect.
  3. (by extension, figurative) Anything which is a great source of wealth or yields a large income or return.
    Synonym: mother lode
    The popular show quickly became a ratings bonanza for the network.
    • 2013 August 31, Bagehot, “The parable of the Clyde”, in The Economist[1], volume 408, number 8851:
      For two decades the bonanza on Scotland’s west coast continued. An occupation that had been seasonal and modestly profitable became year-round and lucrative. Baskets of herring put televisions into fishermen’s cottages and cars outside their doors. But fish, like oil and gas, with which Scotland’s continental shelf is also well-endowed, are not in unlimited supply.
    • 2021 March 26, Peter S. Goodman, “In Suez Canal, Stuck Ship Is a Warning About Excessive Globalization”, in The New York Times[2], →ISSN:
      It has also yielded a bonanza for corporate executives and other shareholders: Money not spent filling warehouses with unneeded auto parts is, at least in part, money that can be given to shareholders in the form of dividends.

Descendants[edit]

  • Polish: bonanza

Translations[edit]

Polish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from English bonanza, from Spanish bonanza, from Vulgar Latin *bonacia, alteration of malacia.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /bɔˈnan.za/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -anza
  • Syllabification: bo‧nan‧za

Noun[edit]

bonanza f

  1. (literary, mining) bonanza (rich mine or vein of silver or gold)
  2. (literary) gold mine, lucky strike, sweet deal (very profitable economic venture)
    Synonyms: dojna krowa, kokosowy interes, kopalnia złota, kura znosząca złote jajka, złoty interes, żyła złota
  3. (colloquial) lark, snorter (unexpected, unusual event)
    Synonym: heca

Declension[edit]

Further reading[edit]

  • bonanza in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • bonanza in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Spanish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Vulgar Latin *bonacia, alteration of malacia.[1] Compare Italian bonaccia (dead calm).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): (Spain) /boˈnanθa/ [boˈnãn̟.θa]
  • IPA(key): (Latin America) /boˈnansa/ [boˈnãn.sa]
  • (Spain) Rhymes: -anθa
  • (Latin America) Rhymes: -ansa
  • Syllabification: bo‧nan‧za

Noun[edit]

bonanza f (plural bonanzas)

  1. (nautical) good weather
  2. (figurative) bloom, flourishing
    Synonym: prosperidad

Descendants[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ bonanza”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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