bonbon
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- noun
- /ˈbɑːnˌbɑːn/
:
bombón
- By the time she finished, the silver service, the candelabra, and all the useless wedding bonbons gleamed as bright as stars, taking her back to her old self, the sylph who had danced around the table laden with wedding gifts for her and John, so happy, expecting so much from life.
- eat bonbons
- chocolate bonbons
- wrap bonbons
Red bonbons, maybe like a stripy.
- Red bonbons, maybe like a stripy.
Examples
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Soon you'll be on a yacht with your daughter, eating bonbons.
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The oval bonbon, made of dark chocolate and decorated with a flower, had a cherry-flavored filling.
Fiction book (2002) -
Half a croissant and a bonbon?
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- I'll take a rain check, and a few of these bonbons.
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Each type of truffle or bonbon was decorated in a different way or came in a different shape.
Fiction book (2002) -
Here, have a bonbon.
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Mother cried, "Milt, have you had any of the bonbons in the den?"
Fiction book (1997) -
The women toted meringue bonbons, cocoa-powdered cakes, and jars of homemade vegetable purees.
Fiction book (1999) -
There was the bonbonnière, with delicacies like chocolate ginger, French bonbons, tiny pastel-colored peppermints, and toffees with white stripes in them.
Fiction book (1995) -
She savored the rich chocolate coating of the bonbon as she took a small bite.
Compounds
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Etymology
Bonbon comes from the French word bon meaning 'good', with the word repeated to make a friendly 'good-good' name for a small sweet. So a bonbon is a tiny, tasty 'good-good' treat.