bonspiel

English

Etymology

Possibly from Dutch bond (“league”) and Dutch spel (“game”).

Pronunciation

• (Canada) IPA^(key): /ˈbɒnspiːl/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈbɑnspiːl/

Noun

bonspiel (plural bonspiels)

1. A tournament in the sport of curling.
   • 1815 February 24, [Walter Scott], Guy Mannering; or, The Astrologer. […], volumes (please specify |volume=I to III), Edinburgh: […] James Ballantyne and Co. for Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, […]; and Archibald Constable and Co., […], →OCLC:

     […] and he never took his ee aff them, or said another word, or gave another glance at the bonspiel, though there was the finest fun amang the curlers ever was seen; […]

Derived terms

• cashspiel