"bon mot" meaning in French

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Noun

IPA: /bɔ̃ mo/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-Lyokoï-bon mot.wav Forms: bons mots [plural]
Etymology: Literally, “good word”. Etymology templates: {{m-g|good word}} “good word”, {{lit|good word}} Literally, “good word” Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} bon mot m (plural bons mots)
  1. witticism Tags: masculine Synonyms: mot d'esprit Derived forms: → Dutch: bon mot, → English: bon mot, → German: Bonmot, → Polish: bon mot, → Russian: бонмо́ (bonmó) Related terms: jeu de mots, mot juste, avoir le mot pour rire
    Sense id: en-bon_mot-fr-noun-IhcQNTmN Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for bon mot meaning in French (1.5kB)

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      "word": "→ Polish: bon mot"
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