Definitions For Bonsella

Noun

BONSELLA (plural BONSELLAs) (South Africa) In a transaction, something extra on the side. (South Africa) A tip or gratuity. (South Africa) A handout. (South Africa) A bribe.

Alternative forms

bansela

Etymology

Borrowed from {{bor, en, af, bonsela}}, from {{der, en, xh, bansela}}{{cite-journal, last=Khokhlova , first=Irina , year=2015 , title=Lingua Franca English of South Africa , journal=Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences , volume=214 , pages=983–991, 987 , doi=10.1016/j.sbspro.2015.11.689 , url=https://ac.els-cdn.com/S1877042815060449/1-s2.0-S1877042815060449-main.pdf?_tid=a1de4403-0f60-4009-a9b1-3bb3343235ec&acdnat=1522341025_4b2bdf007a7204ccf2d2d3c1b700edb7}} meaning "showing thanks with a gift", related to Zulu umbhanselo a "tip".

Is Bonsella a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US NO
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary NO

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
10
Words with Friends
14

The word Bonsella is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends

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