bonbon
English
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Noun
bonbon (plural bonbons)
- A sweet, especially a small chocolate-covered candy.
- (cooking) A small, spherical savory snack or canapé.
- The terrine was served with black pudding bonbons.
- (Australia, South Africa) A Christmas cracker.
Czech
Alternative forms
Declension
Declension
singular | plural | |
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nominative | bonbon | bonbony |
genitive | bonbonu | bonbonů |
dative | bonbonu | bonbonům |
accusative | bonbon | bonbony |
vocative | bonbone | bonbony |
locative | bonbonu | bonbonech |
instrumental | bonbonem | bonbony |
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bɔnˈbɔn/
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French
Etymology
Reduplication of bon.
The standard rule in French is to write m in front of /m/, /p/ or /b/ – the rule does not apply to the words derived from bon: embonpoint, bonbonne and bonbonnière.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bɔ̃.bɔ̃/
audio (file) - Rhymes: -ɔ̃
Noun
bonbon m (plural bonbons)
- sweet, candy
- 1964, Jacques Brel (lyrics and music), “Les bonbons”, in Les bonbons:
- Je vous ai apporté des bonbons / Parce que les fleurs c'est périssable / Puis les bonbons c'est tellement bon / Bien que les fleurs soient plus présentables / Surtout quand elles sont en boutons / Mais je vous ai apporté des bonbons
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- 2017 October 19, “Hallohallo”, in Le Coupe-Circuit [The Circuit Breaker], Konami:
- Hallo, hallo, vide du cerveau,
Plus d’entrailles, pas de ventre rond.
Friand de bonbons et chamallows,
Attention à toi et à ton sac de bonbons.- Hallo, hallo, brain is hollow,
More of guts, none of a round belly.
Tasty of sweets and marshmallows,
Watch yourself and your sack of candy.
- Hallo, hallo, brain is hollow,
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Derived terms
Further reading
- “bonbon” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
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