bonanza

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish bonanza (“dead calm, fair weather, good luck, rich lode”), from Vulgar Latin *bonacia (“lull, dead calm”), in turn from Latin malacia (“calm sea”), influenced by bonus (“good”) under the false impression that initial mal- is a derivate of malus (“bad”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bɒˈnɑnθɑ/ (proscribed) IPA(key): /bəˈnæn.zə/ Hyphenation: bo‧nan‧za Rhymes: -ænzə === Noun === bonanza (plural bonanzas) (mining) A rich mine or vein of silver or gold. Antonym: borrasca The point at which two mother lodes intersect. (by extension, figurative) Anything which is a great source of wealth or yields a large income or return. Synonym: mother lode ==== Descendants ==== → Polish: bonanza ==== Translations ==== == Asturian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /boˈnanθa/ [boˈnãn̟.θa] Rhymes: -anθa Syllabification: bo‧nan‧za === Noun === bonanza f (plural bonances) good weather == Indonesian == === Etymology === Borrowed 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 === IPA(key): /boˈnan.za/, [boˈnan.za] Rhymes: -za Hyphenation: bo‧nan‧za === Noun === bonanza (plural bonanza-bonanza) bonanza, gold mine, lucky strike, sweet deal === Further reading === “bonanza”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016 == Polish == === Etymology === Borrowed from English bonanza, from Spanish bonanza, from Vulgar Latin *bonacia, alteration of malacia. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bɔˈnan.za/ Rhymes: -anza Syllabification: bo‧nan‧za === Noun === bonanza f (literary, mining) bonanza (rich mine or vein of silver or gold) (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 (colloquial) lark, snorter (unexpected, unusual event) Synonym: heca ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === bonanza in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN bonanza in Polish dictionaries at PWN == Spanish == === Etymology === Inherited from Vulgar Latin *bonacia, alteration of malacia. Compare Italian bonaccia (“dead calm”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /boˈnanθa/ [boˈnãn̟.θa] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain) IPA(key): /boˈnansa/ [boˈnãn.sa] (Latin America, Philippines) Rhymes: -anθa (Equatorial Guinea, Spain) Rhymes: -ansa (Latin America, Philippines) Syllabification: bo‧nan‧za === Noun === bonanza f (plural bonanzas) (nautical) lull, dead calm (calm sea weather) (figurative) bloom, flourishing Synonym: prosperidad ==== Descendants ==== === References === === Further reading === “bonanza”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025