bonbon

[ bon-bon; French bawn-bawn ]

/ ˈbɒnˌbɒn; French bɔ̃ˈbɔ̃ /

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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.

RELATED WORDS

sweet, cream, dainty, confetti, caramel

Nearby words

bonapartist, bonar law, bonaventura, bonaventure, bonavist, bonbon, bonbonnière, bonce, bond, bond immunization, bond market

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

Make a slice halfway through a bonbon, and perch on the edge of the glass.
Valentine's Day Cocktail Recipes to Fall in Love With|Alie Ward, Georgia Hardstark|February 9, 2011|DAILY BEAST
She never seemed so soulful and sinless as at the moment when her pink lips closed over a bonbon.
The Incubator Baby|Ellis Parker Butler
These are usually treated in a rather elaborate way, being often coated with bonbon cream or with chocolate.
Woman's Institute Library of Cookery, Vol. 5|Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences
The bonbon dishes and all the glasses were of Venetian and Bohemian glass.
The Century Cook Book|Mary Ronald

A set of Shakespeare from the Leonard twins, a bonbon dish from Vera.
Tabitha at Ivy Hall|Ruth Alberta Brown
It is like the German bonbon, which parts with a startling snap and discloses a gift within.
Talks on Writing English|Arlo Bates

British Dictionary definitions for bonbon

bonbon

/ (ˈbɒnbɒn) /

noun

a sweet

Word Origin for bonbon

C19: from French, originally a children's word from bon good

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