dubonnet

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UK/djuːˈbɒneɪ/US/ˌdjuːbəˈneɪ/

noun

The reddish purple colour of the apéritif Dubonnet.

OriginFrench dubonnet →
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Meanings

dubonnet1

noundubonnet (usually uncountable, plural dubonnets)

plural dubonnets

  1. uncountableusuallyThe reddish purple colour of the apéritif Dubonnet.

    […] greens, and blues through deep-toned dubonnets, grays, and greens.

    1948, Interiors, volume 107, page 128

Dubonnet2

proper noun
  1. A French bittersweet red aperitif.

    In Berlin, by the wall / You were five foot ten inches tall / It was very nice / Candlelight and Dubonnet on ice

    1973, Lou Reed, “Berlin”, in Lou Reed

Origin

dubonnet · noun

  1. Frenchdubonnet
  2. Frenchdubonnet
  3. Englishdubonnet

Borrowed from French dubonnet.

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Dubonnet · proper noun

  1. FrenchDubonnet
  2. FrenchDubonnet
  3. EnglishDubonnet

Borrowed from French Dubonnet.

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Cite this entry
APA

dubonnet. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dubonnet

MLA

“dubonnet.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dubonnet. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dubonnet,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dubonnet.

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