"bonanza" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /bəˈnænzə/ Audio: en-us-bonanza.ogg [US] Forms: bonanzas [plural]
Rhymes: -ænzə 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”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|es|bonanza||calm sea, fair weather, good luck, rich lode}} Spanish bonanza (“calm sea, fair weather, good luck, rich lode”), {{der|en|ML.|bonacia||fair weather}} Medieval Latin bonacia (“fair weather”), {{blend|la|bonus|malacia|nocap=1|nocat=1|t1=good|t2=calm sea}} blend of bonus (“good”) + malacia (“calm sea”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} bonanza (plural bonanzas)
  1. (mining) A rich mine or vein of silver or gold. Categories (topical): Mining Translations (rich mine or vein of silver or gold): goudader (Dutch), emosuoni (Finnish), bonanza [feminine] (Polish), бона́нца (bonánca) [feminine] (Russian), бонанца (bonanca) [feminine] (Ukrainian), золота жила (zolota žyla) [feminine] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-bonanza-en-noun-rd9Ab9Xa Topics: business, mining Disambiguation of 'rich mine or vein of silver or gold': 98 1 1
  2. The point at which two mother lodes intersect. Translations (point at which two mother lodes intersect): бона́нца (bonánca) [feminine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-bonanza-en-noun-dKk63kGs Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 7 83 10 Disambiguation of 'point at which two mother lodes intersect': 1 94 5
  3. (by extension, figurative) Anything which is a great source of wealth or yields a large income or return. Tags: broadly, figuratively Synonyms: mother lode Translations (something that is a mine of wealth or yields a large income or return): goudmijn (Dutch), kultakaivos (Finnish), Goldgrube [feminine] (German), bonanza [feminine] (Polish), золото́е дно (zolotóje dno) [neuter] (Russian), золота жила (zolota žyla) [feminine] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-bonanza-en-noun-jP55SqK8 Disambiguation of 'something that is a mine of wealth or yields a large income or return': 8 2 90

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