bonbon C2 Topic:Food & Drink US /ˈbɑnˌbɑn/ UK /ˈbɒnbɒn/ See IPA manual Freq #48150 Meanings 1 noun a small sweet, especially a chocolate-coated confection with a soft or flavoured centre She selected a raspberry bonbon from the silver dish. 2 noun British and Australian: a Christmas cracker Each place at the holiday table was set with a bright paper bonbon. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a small sweet, especially a... sweetcandychocolate 2 noun · british and australian: a... Christmas crackercracker Word family Forms bonbons Derived forms bonbonniere Related forms confectionfondant Etymology Borrowed from French bonbon, a playful reduplication of bon, 'good,' ultimately from Latin bonus. English first used it for small sweets and later, regionally, for Christmas crackers. Topics Food & Drink External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # bonbon **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈbɑnˌbɑn/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈbɒnbɒn/ **Frequency rank:** 48150 ## Meanings 1. a small sweet, especially a chocolate-coated confection with a soft or flavoured centre 2. British and Australian: a Christmas cracker ## Examples - She selected a raspberry bonbon from the silver dish. - Each place at the holiday table was set with a bright paper bonbon. ## Synonyms - sweet - candy - chocolate - Christmas cracker ## Derived Forms - bonbonniere ## Related Forms - confection - fondant ## Etymology Borrowed from French bonbon, a playful reduplication of bon, 'good,' ultimately from Latin bonus. English first used it for small sweets and later, regionally, for Christmas crackers. ## Topics - Food & Drink markdown