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bonbon

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bon·bon  (bnbn)
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.]
bonbon [ˈbɒnbɒn]
n
a sweet
[from French, originally a children's word from bon good]
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Noun1.bonbon - a candy that usually has a center of fondant or fruit or nuts coated in chocolatebonbon - a candy that usually has a center of fondant or fruit or nuts coated in chocolate
candy, confect - a rich sweet made of flavored sugar and often combined with fruit or nuts
Translations
bonbon
n → Bonbon m or nt
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