"bonbon" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: EN-AU ck1 bonbon.ogg Forms: bonbons [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from French bonbon, reduplication of bon (“good”), from Latin bonus. Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|en|fr|bonbon|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} French bonbon, {{bor+|en|fr|bonbon}} Borrowed from French bonbon, {{der|en|la|bonus}} Latin bonus Head templates: {{en-noun}} bonbon (plural bonbons)
  1. A sweet, especially a small chocolate-covered candy. Categories (topical): Sweets
    Sense id: en-bonbon-en-noun-g5tRulSW Disambiguation of Sweets: 19 39 42
  2. (cooking) A small, spherical savory snack or canapé. Categories (topical): Cooking, Sweets
    Sense id: en-bonbon-en-noun-NGfAKBmW Disambiguation of Sweets: 19 39 42 Topics: cooking, food, lifestyle
  3. (Australia, South Africa) A Christmas cracker. Tags: Australia, South-Africa Categories (topical): Sweets
    Sense id: en-bonbon-en-noun-Vf8t1fsM Disambiguation of Sweets: 19 39 42 Categories (other): Australian English, South African English, English entries with incorrect language header, English reduplicated coordinated pairs Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 13 86 Disambiguation of English reduplicated coordinated pairs: 5 12 84
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: cracker bonbon

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