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Bonanza

//bəˈnæn.zə// name, noun

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Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A city in Klamath County, Oregon, United States.
Noun
  1. 1
    A rich mine or vein of silver or gold.
  2. 2
    a sudden happening that brings good fortune (as a sudden opportunity to make money) wordnet
  3. 3
    The point at which two mother lodes intersect.
  4. 4
    an especially rich vein of precious ore wordnet
  5. 5
    Anything which is a great source of wealth or yields a large income or return. broadly, figuratively

    "The popular show quickly became a ratings bonanza for the network."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *melh₂-der. Ancient Greek μᾰλᾰκός (mălăkós) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek μᾰλᾰκῐ́ᾱ (mălăkĭ́ā)bor. Latin malacia ▲ Latin bonusinflu. Vulgar Latin *bonacia Spanish bonanzabor. English bonanza 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”).

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