banon

[ ba-non, -nawn ]

/ bæˈnɒn, -ˈnɔ̃ /

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noun

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

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Origin of banon

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

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|DAILY BEAST
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|DAILY BEAST
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|DAILY BEAST
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|DAILY BEAST

But at the Hotel Bel-Ami on Thursday, Banon pulled no punches.
Tristane Banon Takes a Victory Lap|Tracy McNicoll|October 24, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Be that as it may, there is the Oratory of St. Banon, which directly faces the north.
The South Isles of Aran|Oliver J. Burke
I have reason myself to know that two families of "Banon" still exist here.
Notes and Queries, Number 139, June 26, 1852|Various