Nearby Words
Synonyms

bonbon

[bon-bon; Fr. bawn-bawn] Origin

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; < French: literally, good-good; a repetitive compound, orig. nursery word
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2012.
Cite This Source Link To bonbon

:10

:09

:08

:07

:06

:05

:04

:03

:02

:01

Bonbon is always a great word to know.
So is ort. Does it mean:
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
Collins
World English Dictionary
bonbon (ˈbɒnbɒn)
 
n
a sweet
 
[C19: from French, originally a children's word from bon good]

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
Cite This Source
Etymonline
Word Origin & History

bonbon
1796, from Fr. bonbon (17c.), childish reduplication of bon "good." Hence, bonbonniere (1818) "a box for sweets."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
Cite This Source
Dictionary.com, LLC. Copyright © 2012. All rights reserved.
  • Please Login or Sign Up to use the Recent Searches feature