bonbon.
A sweet, especially a small chocolate-covered candy.
Meaning & usage
A sweet, especially a small chocolate-covered candy.
A small, spherical savory snack or canapé.
The terrine was served with black pudding bonbons.
A Christmas cracker.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dewh₂-der.? Proto-Italic *dwenos Archaic Latin duenos Old Latin duonus Latin bonus Old French bon Middle French bon French bonredup. French bonbonbor. English bonbon Borrowed from French bonbon, reduplication of bon (“good”).
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