# bonanza
## English
### Etymology

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: /bəˈnænzə/
* Audio (US):(file)
* 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
    The popular show quickly became a ratings bonanza for the network.
** 2013 August 31, Bagehot, “The parable of the Clyde”, in The Economist‎, volume 408, number 8851:For two decades the bonanza on Scotland’s west coast continued. An occupation that had been seasonal and modestly profitable became year-round and lucrative. Baskets of herring put televisions into fishermen’s cottages and cars outside their doors. But fish, like oil and gas, with which Scotland’s continental shelf is also well-endowed, are not in unlimited supply.
** 2021 March 26, Peter S. Goodman, “In Suez Canal, Stuck Ship Is a Warning About Excessive Globalization”, in The New York Times‎, →ISSN:It has also yielded a bonanza for corporate executives and other shareholders: Money not spent filling warehouses with unneeded auto parts is, at least in part, money that can be given to shareholders in the form of dividends.

#### Descendants

* → Polish: bonanza

#### Translations
## Asturian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /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: /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, 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: /bɔˈnan.za/
* Audio:(file)
* 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

From Vulgar Latin *bonacia, alteration of malacia. Compare Italian bonaccia (“dead calm”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Spain) /boˈnanθa/ [boˈnãn̟.θa]
* IPA: (Latin America, Philippines) /boˈnansa/ [boˈnãn.sa]
* Rhymes: -anθa
* Rhymes: -ansa
* Syllabification: bo‧nan‧za

### Noun

bonanza f (plural bonanzas)
* (nautical) good weather
* (figurative) bloom, flourishing
    Synonym: prosperidad

#### Descendants

* → English: bonanza
** → Polish: bonanza
* → Portuguese: bonança

### References

* ↑ “bonanza”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

### Further reading

* “bonanza”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10