Bonbon

See also: bonbon and bon-bon

Cebuano

Etymology 1

Reduplication of Bon, clipped from Bonito.

Proper noun

Bonbon

  1. a nickname for Bonito, Bonifacio, etc.
  2. a nickname for Yvonne, Shivonne, etc.

Etymology 2

Ultimately from bunbon.

Proper noun

Bonbon

  1. a barangay in Cebu City, Cebu, Philippines

Quotations

For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:Bonbon.

German

Etymology

Borrowed from French bonbon.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /bɔ̃ˈbɔ̃ː/, /bɔŋˈbɔŋ/ (prescriptive standard; chiefly southern in practice)
  • IPA(key): /ˈbɔm.bɔŋ/ (usual in northern and central Germany)
  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: Bon‧bon

Noun

Bonbon n or m (genitive Bonbons, plural Bonbons)

  1. hard candy
  2. (regional, including Austria) sweet, candy in general

Usage notes
  • The word is almost exclusively neuter in northern and central Germany. The masculine is quite common in the south.

Declension
Declension of Bonbon
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Bonbon die Bonbons
genitive eines des Bonbons der Bonbons
dative einem dem Bonbon den Bonbons
accusative ein das Bonbon die Bonbons
Declension of Bonbon
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Bonbon die Bonbons
genitive eines des Bonbons der Bonbons
dative einem dem Bonbon den Bonbons
accusative einen den Bonbon die Bonbons

Derived terms

Further reading

Tagalog

Proper noun

Bonbon

  1. (historical) A province of the Philippines; modern Batangas.
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