banon

[ba-non, -nawn]

noun

a small, round goat cheese from Provence, France, that is dipped in brandy before being wrapped in chestnut leaves.

Origin of banon

after Banon, a village in SE France (Basses-Alpes)

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Contemporary Examples of banon

Upon the book's release on Thursday, Banon told French TV she had no intention of reading the book.
New DSK Book Tells of His Side of Diallo Affair, Prostitution Ring
Tracy McNicoll
December 2, 2011
Taubmann is similarly suspicious of the Tristane Banon case.
New DSK Book Tells of His Side of Diallo Affair, Prostitution Ring
Tracy McNicoll
December 2, 2011
Diallo lawyers have manifestly followed the Banon and Carlton affairs to bolster their civil suit.
New DSK Book Tells of His Side of Diallo Affair, Prostitution Ring
Tracy McNicoll
December 2, 2011
Taubmann writes “the Banon Affair, for sure, was planned in the electoral campaign program.”
New DSK Book Tells of His Side of Diallo Affair, Prostitution Ring
Tracy McNicoll
December 2, 2011
But at the Hotel Bel-Ami on Thursday, Banon pulled no punches.
Tristane Banon Takes a Victory Lap
Tracy McNicoll
October 24, 2011

Historical Examples of banon

I have reason myself to know that two families of "Banon" still exist here.
Notes and Queries, Number 139, June 26, 1852
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