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单词 pasella
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pasellan.

Brit. /pəˈsɛlə/, /pəˈseɪlə/, U.S. /pəˈsɛlə/, /pəˈseɪlə/, South African English /pəˈselə/
Forms:

α. 1800s barcelia, 1800s barsaala, 1800s barseela, 1800s basala, 1800s baseila, 1800s basella, 1800s bassella, 1800s bazella, 1800s– basela.

β. 1900s– pasella.

Origin: Probably of multiple origins. Probably partly a borrowing from Afrikaans. Probably partly a borrowing from Xhosa. Probably partly a borrowing from Zulu. Etymons: Afrikaans pasella; Xhosa -bhasela; Zulu -basela.
Etymology: Probably partly (i) < Afrikaans pasella ( < either Xhosa -bhasela or Zulu -basela, or partly from each: see below), partly (ii) < Xhosa -bhasela (verb stem) to give a present, and partly (iii) < Zulu -basela (verb stem) to beg, make demands for (literally ‘to kindle (a fire) for’ < -basa kindle + -ela, suffix forming the applied form).
South African.
= bonsella n.
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1825 T. Philipps Let. 25 Feb. in Philipps 1820 Settler (1960) viii. 238 There were several other minor chiefs..they are great beggars and end every visit with Barcelia, Barcelia (presents).
1835 J. W. D. Moodie Ten Years II. 250 A number of women and children..followed us for several hundred yards entreating us with their most winning graces for ‘basella’, or presents.
1912 W. Westrup Land of To-Morrow 127 I heard an old girl ask you to stick on an extra tickey as a pasella.
1974 A. Brink Looking on Darkness 54 They gave me some pasella fo' good behaviour en' so I got out before my year was out.
1998 P. Jooste Dance with Poor Man's Daughter (1999) viii. 118 He gives me three pink Star sweets free, for ‘pasella’ and thank you for being such a good customer.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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