Etymology

bonspiel

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Today it means: A tournament in the sport of curling. Full definition →

Scots bonspiel ← Middle Scots bonspele
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  1. Middle Scots · derived frombonspele
  2. Scots · borrowed frombonspiel
  3. English todaybonspiel

Borrowed from Scots bonspiel, from Middle Scots bonspele, possibly from Dutch bond (“league”) + spel (“game”).

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