bonbon

American  

[bon-bon, bawn-bawn] / ˈbɒnˌbɒn, bɔ̃ˈbɔ̃ /

noun

plural

bonbons

1. a fondant, fruit, or nut center dipped in fondant or chocolate; a chocolate.

2. a piece of confectionery; candy.

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bonbon British  

/ ˈbɒnbɒn /

noun

1. a sweet

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Etymology

Origin of bonbon

1790–1800; < French: literally, good-good; a repetitive compound, originally nursery word

Example Sentences

The company developed ice-cream bites called Magnum Bonbon, which proved wildly popular in Europe and it is planning to bring to the U.S., ter Kulve said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 5, 2025

The Nutcracker Bonbon Collection features chocolates inspired by the San Francisco Ballet's rendition of Tchaikovsky’s holiday ballet.

From Salon • Dec. 17, 2024

No, no, no, it was "beautiful and flawless," argued Guillaume Monnier in Le Bonbon Nuit.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2023

As for Stevie Wonder, Bonbon says his Latin motto should be, “Cogito, ergo Boogieum. I think, therefore I jam.”

From Economist • Oct. 26, 2016

Bonbon: The mariscal Gabriel de Ribera—The encomienda of Bonbon belongs to the mariscal Gavriel de Rybera.

From The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 — Volume 08 of 55 1591-1593 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, as Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Close of the Nineteenth Century by Robertson, James Alexander