noun · rare

bonanza

bo·nan·za

bonanza · bonanzas

золота жила, бонанца

бонанца, золотое дно

Goldgrube

A rich mine or vein of silver or goldA rich mine or vein of silver or gold.

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/bəˈnæn.zə/

» The coronavirus pandemic turned out to be a bonanza for billionaires.

Meaning

3 senses

A rich mine or vein of silver or gold.
бона́нцаbonánca
бонанцаbonanca, золота жилаzolota žyla
an especially rich vein of precious ore
The point at which two mother lodes intersect.
бона́нцаbonánca
(broadly, figuratively)Anything which is a great source of wealth or yields a large income or return.
The popular show quickly became a ratings bonanza for the network.
Goldgrube
золото́е дноzolotóje dno
золота жилаzolota žyla

Examples

3 sentences

The coronavirus pandemic turned out to be a bonanza for billionaires.
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The bonanza has ended in Algeria.
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"Bonanza" is not about bananas. Or maybe it is. It's a famous western series.
de"Bonanza" hat nichts mit Bananen zu tun. Oder doch? Es ist eine berühmte Western-Serie.
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Translations

4 languages

Українська

By meaning 1

rich mine or vein of silver or gold:

Русский

By meaning 2

rich mine or vein of silver or gold:

something that is a mine of wealth or yields a large income or return:

Deutsch

By meaning 1

something that is a mine of wealth or yields a large income or return:

Origin

Borrowed from Spanish bonanza (“dead calm, fair weather, good luck, rich lode”), from Vulg

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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