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bon⋅bon

[bon-bon; Fr. bawn-bawn]
–noun, plural -bons [-bonz; Fr. -bawn] .
1. a fondant, fruit, or nut center dipped in fondant or chocolate; a chocolate.
2. a piece of confectionery; candy.

Origin:
1790–1800; < F: lit., good-good; a repetitive compound, orig. nursery word
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bon·bon   (bŏn'bŏn')   
n.  A candy that often has a center of fondant, fruit, or nuts and is coated with chocolate or fondant.

[French, reduplication of bon, good, from Latin bonus; see deu-2 in Indo-European roots.]
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bonbon 
1796, from Fr., childish reduplication of bon "good." Hence, bonbonniere (1818) "a box for sweets."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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