bonanza
31bonanza — noun Etymology: Spanish, literally, calm sea, from Medieval Latin bonacia, alteration of Latin malacia, from Greek malakia, literally, softness, from malakos soft Date: 1829 1. an exceptionally large and rich mineral deposit (as of an ore …
32bonanza — bo|nan|za [bəˈnænzə, bəu US bə , bou ] n [Date: 1800 1900; : Spanish; Origin: good weather , from Medieval Latin bonacia, changed from Latin malacia calm at sea , from Greek, from malakos soft ] a lucky or successful situation where people can… …
33bonanza — [19] Bonanza entered the language via American English from Spanish, where bonanza means ‘prosperity’, or literally ‘good weather’. It came from an unrecorded general Romance *bonacia, a derivative of Latin bonus ‘good’. (Other English words… …
34bonanza — [[t]bənæ̱nzə[/t]] bonanzas N COUNT You can refer to a sudden great increase in wealth, success, or luck as a bonanza. The expected sales bonanza hadn t materialised. Syn: windfall …
35bonanza — /bə nænzə/ noun great wealth, or a source of great wealth ● The oil well was a bonanza for the company. ● Last year was a bonanza year for the electronics industry …
36bonanza — [19] Bonanza entered the language via American English from Spanish, where bonanza means ‘prosperity’, or literally ‘good weather’. It came from an unrecorded general Romance *bonacia, a derivative of Latin bonus ‘good’. (Other English words… …
37bonanza — noun a) In mining, a rich mine or vein of silver or gold. The popular show quickly became a ratings bonanza for the network. b) The point at which two mother lodes intersect …
38bonanza — noun (C) a lucky or successful situation where people can make a lot of money: Spielberg s movie ET was a box office bonanza …
39bonanza — noun those grisly murders of 1872 turned into quite a bonanza for the town, which has thrived as a center of tourism ever since Syn: windfall, godsend, boon, blessing, bonus, stroke of luck, jackpot …
40Bonanza farms — were very large farms in the United States performing large scale operations, mostly growing and harvesting wheat. Bonanza farms were made possible by a number of factors including: the efficient new farming machinery of the 1870s, the cheap… …
