bonbon

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noun

A sweet, especially a small chocolate-covered candy.

“The terrine was served with black pudding bonbons.”

OriginFrench bonbon ← Middle French bon ← Old French bon →
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Meanings

bonbon1

nounbonbon (plural bonbons)

plural bonbons

  1. A sweet, especially a small chocolate-covered candy.
  2. cookingA small, spherical savory snack or canapé.

    The terrine was served with black pudding bonbons.

  3. AustraliaSouth AfricaA Christmas cracker.

Bonbon2

proper noun
  1. A barangay of Cebu City, Cebu, Philippines.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
lollysweet

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*dewh₂-der.?
  2. Proto-Italic*dwenos
  3. Old Latinduonus
  4. Latinbonus
  5. Old Frenchbon
  6. Middle Frenchbon
  7. Frenchbonredup.
  8. Frenchbonbon
  9. Englishbonbon

Borrowed from French bonbon, reduplication of bon (“good”).

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Cite this entry
APA

bonbon. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bonbon

MLA

“bonbon.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bonbon. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bonbon,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bonbon.

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