"bonne bouche" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: bonnes bouches [plural]
Etymology: Coined in English from French bonne bouche (“agreeable taste”, literally “good mouth(ful)”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|bonne bouche|lit=good mouth(ful)|t=agreeable taste}} French bonne bouche (“agreeable taste”, literally “good mouth(ful)”) Head templates: {{en-noun|bonnes bouches}} bonne bouche (plural bonnes bouches)
  1. A gourmet titbit. Categories (topical): Foods Synonyms: bonne-bouche
    Sense id: en-bonne_bouche-en-noun-OPawANDP Disambiguation of Foods: 94 6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 98 2 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 97 3 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 97 3
  2. (euphemistic) The vagina. Tags: euphemistic
    Sense id: en-bonne_bouche-en-noun-DGJWVG4a Categories (other): English euphemisms

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