Crossword clues for bonbon
bonbon
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Bonbon \Bon"bon`\, n. [F. bonbon, fr. bon bon very good, a superlative by reduplication, fr. bon good.] Sugar confectionery; a sugarplum; hence, any dainty. [1913 Webster] ||
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1796, from French bonbon (17c.), childish reduplication of bon "good." Hence, bonbonniere (1818) "a box for sweets."
Wiktionary
n. a sweet
WordNet
n. a candy that usually has a center of fondant or fruit or nuts coated in chocolate
Wikipedia
The name bonbon (or bon-bons) refers to any of several types of sweets, especially small candies coated in chocolate. The word originated from the German language, meaning "candy" or "sweetie".
The first reports of bonbons come from the 17th century, when they were made at the French royal court. Their name arose from the infantile reduplication of the word bon, meaning 'good'. In modern French and several other European languages, the term simply refers to any type of candy or small confection.
This sweet inspired Johann Strauss II to compose a waltz named " Wiener Bonbons".
Bonbon refers to any of several types of sweets, especially small candies enrobed in chocolate.
Bonbon, Bon Bon or Bon-Bon may also refer to:
Bonbon (usually stylised as bonbon, in lowercase) is a mobile network operator based in Croatia. It operates as a mobile virtual network operator using the T-Mobile network. It is owned by T-Hrvatski Telekom (T-HT) and was launched on 1 October 2010.
"BonBon" is a song recorded by Kosovo Albanian recording artist Era Istrefi made available for digital download on 30 December 2015 through NESER. It was written by Istrefi, Ergen Berisha, Cricket, Big Bang, and Toton, while produced by Big Bang. It is primarily sung in Albanian, with several lines in English. An English version of the song was released on 27 June 2016.
In January 2016, the song's music video went viral. The song has since charted in France, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Belgium, Denmark, Netherlands, Israel, Lebanon, Romania, Bulgaria and Wallonia.
Usage examples of "bonbon".
Had one of the local children really disappeared, or was that some gambit on the part of Crush Bonbon to start a controversy?
Ugly suspicions and dark rumorsfed by Crush Bonbon and his outrageous, dangerous radio commentary.
Or was it a legitimate ploy to give Eugene the same advantage that Crush Bonbon hadaccesss to public opinion?
This was the one thing Maji Call dreaded mostand she, Jennifer Barkley, had never even considered the thought that Crush Bonbon would be smart enough to do it.
If looks could kill, Crush Bonbon would be impaled on an ice pick of malice.
Crush Bonbon had moved up rapidlyand silentlyfor a man with his girth.
The only bright spot was that Crush Bonbon had left the library before Tommy had gone amiss.
Crush Bonbon stood in the open doorway and he was pointing a finger at her.
Anna Green will buy television time for this, and Crush Bonbon will do a week-long show.
Even someone with the literary IQ of a Bonbon should be able to appreciate a well told tale.
I need to get back inside the Bonbon house to see if there are some diaries, or some records of how to get that computer up and running.
Anna Green, or Chief Bixley or Crush Bonbon with some property on Highway 98.
The chocolate piece will charm you into playing the piano better than Rubenstein, while after eating you lemon-yellow bonbon you can easily kick six feet above your head.
So she dumped the contents of the box into a bonbon dish that stood upon the hall table and picking out the chocolate piece--she was fond of chocolates--ate it daintly while she examined her purchases.
But under the influence of the chocolate bonbon she sat down and ran her fingers lightly over the keys producing such exquisite harmony that she was filled with amazement at her own performance.