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bonsela

/ bɒnˈsɛlə /

noun

  1. Also called: bansela.  pasela. informal,  a present or gratuity

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of bonsela1

from Zulu Ibanselo a gift
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Example Sentences

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These were paid for without haggling, Verna throwing in a length of roll tobacco by way of a bonsela, or gift to seal the bargain.

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