Bon

¹ American  

[bon, bawn] / bɒn, bɔ̃ /

noun

1. Cape, a cape on the NE coast of Tunisia: surrender of the German African forces, May 12, 1943.

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Bon ² American  

[bawn] / bɔn /

noun

1. an annual festival of the Japanese Buddhists, welcoming ancestral spirits to household altars.

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Bön ³ American  

[bohn] / boʊn /

noun

1. a shamanistic Tibetan sect, absorbed by the first Buddhist sects of the 7th century and later.

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Bon ¹ British  

/ bɔːn /

noun

1. Also called: Feast of Lanterns.   Festival of Lanterns.  an annual festival celebrated by Japanese Buddhists

2. 1. the pre-Buddhist priests of Tibet or one such priest

   2. their religion

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Bon ² British  

/ bɒn /

noun

1. a peninsula of NE Tunisia

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Etymology

Origin of Bon

< Japanese, originally Urabon < Chinese version of Sanskrit ullambana literally, hanging upside down (a metaphor for the suffering brought on by physical desires)

Example Sentences

Le Bon Marché, a luxury retail store in the 7th arrondissement in Paris, has two-week-long sales both in March and in October called “Très Bon Marché” days.

From Barron's

The semi-autobiographical story “follows the roller-coaster life of the witty, uninhibited and gorgeous Angelika Douglas; a legendary ’80’s supermodel, actress and full-time bon vivant.”

From Los Angeles Times

He backed two culinary standouts—Bon Vivant, perched at 11,200 feet, and Alpino Vino, billed as North America’s highest-elevation fine-dining restaurant and known for its tomato soup and signature grilled cheese.

From The Wall Street Journal

In "Ya Bon" he criticised current and past African heads of state who he says have maintained a "servile relationship with the coloniser".

From Barron's

I have the same issue with this State Farm ad, which does not feature Jon Bon Jovi, but does let Keegan-Michael Key play a hammy, Reddit-y cover of “Living On A Prayer”—a song near and dear to my heart.

From Slate