bonspiel


bon·spiel

B0386900 (bŏn′spēl′)n. Scots A curling match or tournament.
[Probably Dutch *bonspel, league game : bon, league, perhaps from bonne, precinct of a city + spel, game, from Middle Dutch.]

bonspiel

(ˈbɒnˌspiːl; -spəl) n (Curling) a curling match[C16: probably from Low German; compare Flemish bonespel children's game; see spiel]

bon•spiel

(ˈbɒnˌspil)

n. a competition or tournament between curling clubs. [1555–65; Scots dial., perhaps < Dutch or Low German]