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English
Pronunciation
Adjective
bonza
- Alternative spelling of bonzer
1906 July 22, The Sunday Times, Perth, page 3S, column 2:Any team wishing to secure a bonza bull-voiced supporter may secure him on application this afternoon at the Kalgoorlie Reserve.
Noun
bonza (plural bonzas)
- Alternative spelling of bonzer
1906 February 15, The Greymouth Evening Star, page 3:The discoverers, who, though working in pairs, were dividing mates, have applied for a claim which all hope will prove a ‘bonza’.
- A reddish apple originating in Australia.
Sicilian
Etymology
Unknown.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbɔn.d͡za/
- Hyphenation: bon‧za
Noun
bonza f (plural bonzi)
- cistern, tank (for water), reservoir
- Synonyms: gebbia, gibbiuni, sterna
- (by extension, derogatory, hilarious) A person who is overweight or who has simply gained weight recently
- Synonym: vutti
- Concrete mixer
- Synonyms: mpastatrici, bitunera
Descendants