bonbonnière

[ bon-buh-neer, -nyair; French bawn-baw-nyer ]

noun,plural bon·bon·nières [bon-buh-neerz, -nyairz; French bawn-baw-nyer]. /ˌbɒn bəˈnɪərz, -ˈnyɛərz; French bɔ̃ bɔˈnyɛr/.
  1. a person or store that makes or sells candies.

  2. a box or dish for candies.

Origin of bonbonnière

1
First recorded in 1810–20; from French; bon-bon “candy” (in French baby-talk) + -ière noun suffix; see -ary

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