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- [bon-bon; French bawn-bawn]
- /ˈbɒnˌbɒn; French bɔ̃ˈbɔ̃/
- /ˈbɒn.bɒn/
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- [bon-bon; French bawn-bawn]
- /ˈbɒnˌbɒn; French bɔ̃ˈbɔ̃/
Definitions of bonbon word
- noun bonbon a sweet 3
- noun bonbon a small piece of candy, as a chocolate-covered cream 3
- noun plural bonbon a fondant, fruit, or nut center dipped in fondant or chocolate; a chocolate. 1
- noun plural bonbon a piece of confectionery; candy. 1
- noun bonbon filled chocolate sweet 1
- noun bonbon a sweet. 0
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Origin of bonbon
First appearance:
before 1790 One of the 43% newest English words
1790-1800; < French: literally, good-good; a repetitive compound, orig. nursery word
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Parts of speech for Bonbon
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bonbon popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 69% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for bonbon
noun bonbon
- sweet — having the taste or flavor characteristic of sugar, honey, etc.
- cream — Cream is a thick yellowish-white liquid taken from milk. You can use it in cooking or put it on fruit or desserts.
- dainty — If you describe a movement, person, or object as dainty, you mean that they are small, delicate, and pretty.
- confetti — Confetti is small pieces of coloured paper that people throw over the bride and bridegroom at a wedding.
- caramel — A caramel is a chewy sweet food made from sugar, butter, and milk.
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