bonbon
[bon-bon; French bawn-bawn]
noun, plural bon·bons [bon-bonz; French bawn-bawn] /ˈbɒnˌbɒnz; French bɔ̃ˈbɔ̃/.
a fondant, fruit, or nut center dipped in fondant or chocolate; a chocolate.
a piece of confectionery; candy.
Origin of bonbon
1790–1800; < French: literally, good-good; a repetitive compound, orig. nursery word
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Examples from the Web for bonbon
Contemporary Examples of bonbon
Make a slice halfway through a bonbon, and perch on the edge of the glass.
Historical Examples of bonbon
If you ask it for pain-killer it will not give you a bonbon.
The Four MillionO. Henry
A set of Shakespeare from the Leonard twins, a bonbon dish from Vera.
Tabitha at Ivy HallRuth Alberta Brown
Capt. Wainwright had been toying with a tin whistle which he had pulled from a bonbon.
With the Battle FleetFranklin Matthews
"Now I think we may go back," said Hildegarde, after her third bonbon.
Hildegarde's HomeLaura E. Richards
The bonbon dishes and all the glasses were of Venetian and Bohemian glass.
The Century Cook BookMary Ronald
bonbon
noun
Word Origin for bonbon
C19: from French, originally a children's word from bon good
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