"bonbon" meaning in French

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Adverb

IPA: /bɔ̃.bɔ̃/ Audio: Fr-bonbon.ogg
Rhymes: -ɔ̃ Etymology: Reduplication of bon. The standard rule in French is to write m in front of /m/, /p/ or /b/ – the rule does not apply to the words derived from bon: embonpoint, bonbonne and bonbonnière. Etymology templates: {{redup|fr|bon}} Reduplication of bon Head templates: {{fr-adv}} bonbon
  1. (slang) expensive Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-bonbon-fr-adv-88yldf9- Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, French reduplications Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 100 0 Disambiguation of French reduplications: 100 0

Noun

IPA: /bɔ̃.bɔ̃/ Audio: Fr-bonbon.ogg Forms: bonbons [plural]
Rhymes: -ɔ̃ Etymology: Reduplication of bon. The standard rule in French is to write m in front of /m/, /p/ or /b/ – the rule does not apply to the words derived from bon: embonpoint, bonbonne and bonbonnière. Etymology templates: {{redup|fr|bon}} Reduplication of bon Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} bonbon m (plural bonbons)
  1. sweet, candy Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Sweets Derived forms: bonbonnière, coûter bonbon, rose bonbon
    Sense id: en-bonbon-fr-noun-CSA3oIRq Disambiguation of Sweets: 24 76

Inflected forms

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      "text": "→ Ladino: bombón"
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          "expansion": "→ Ottoman Turkish: بون بون (bonbon)",
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      "text": "→ Ottoman Turkish: بون بون (bonbon)"
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          "expansion": "→ Portuguese: bombom",
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    },
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      "depth": 1,
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          "args": {
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            "2": "bombón",
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          "expansion": "→ Spanish: bombón",
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          "text": "Je vous ai apporté des bonbons / Parce que les fleurs c’est périssable / Puis les bonbons c’est tellement bon / Bien que les fleurs soient plus présentables / Surtout quand elles sont en boutons / Mais je vous ai apporté des bonbons",
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          "ref": "2017 October 19, “Hallohallo”, in Le Coupe-Circuit [The Circuit Breaker], Konami:",
          "text": "Hallo, hallo, vide du cerveau,\nPlus d’entrailles, pas de ventre rond.\nFriand de bonbons et chamallows,\nAttention à toi et à ton sac de bonbons.",
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    },
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      "word": "coûter bonbon"
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      ],
      "text": "→ Bulgarian: бонбон (bonbon)"
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      "depth": 1,
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          "expansion": "→ German: Bonbon",
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      "text": "→ German: Bonbon"
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      "text": "→ Ottoman Turkish: بون بون (bonbon)"
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          "expansion": "→ Spanish: bombón",
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          "english": "I brought you sweets / Because flowers are perishable / And the sweets are so good / Even though flowers would be more presentable / Especially when they're buds / But I brought you sweets",
          "ref": "1964, Jacques Brel (lyrics and music), “Les bonbons”, in Les bonbons:",
          "text": "Je vous ai apporté des bonbons / Parce que les fleurs c’est périssable / Puis les bonbons c’est tellement bon / Bien que les fleurs soient plus présentables / Surtout quand elles sont en boutons / Mais je vous ai apporté des bonbons",
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          "ref": "2017 October 19, “Hallohallo”, in Le Coupe-Circuit [The Circuit Breaker], Konami:",
          "text": "Hallo, hallo, vide du cerveau,\nPlus d’entrailles, pas de ventre rond.\nFriand de bonbons et chamallows,\nAttention à toi et à ton sac de bonbons.",
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