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Bona

//ˈbəʊnə// adj, adv, name

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Good. Polari

    "SANDY: Oh, get him! The vanity of the man. Well, p'raps not Nelson then. How about reproductions of great masterpieces? JULIAN: A bona idea. Now, let me see..."

Adverb
  1. 1
    Well. Polari

    "Order lau your luppers on the strillers bona."

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    The former name of Annaba, Algeria.

Etymology

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Sabir bona (“good”), from Italian buono (“good”), from Latin bonus (“good”), from Old Latin duenos (“good”), from Proto-Italic *dwenos (“good”). Doublet of bonus.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Sabir bona (“good”), from Italian buono (“good”), from Latin bonus (“good”), from Old Latin duenos (“good”), from Proto-Italic *dwenos (“good”). Doublet of bonus.

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