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masculine

/bɔ̃.bɔ̃/

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Translation

sweet, boiled sweet

Word origin

A reduplication of bon ('good'), from children's speech, first recorded in the seventeenth century. English borrowed the word unchanged as 'bonbon'.

Origin: French
Root: bon
English cognates: bonbon

Grammar

Gendermasculine

Pluralbonbons

Examples

tous .

The children ate all the sweets before dinner.

' menthe.

She gave me a mint sweet.

abîment .

Too many sweets ruin your teeth.

There is a box of sweets on the table.

aux .

This sweet sticks to your fingers.

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This word is part of lesson 37.