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# bonbon

noun (a bonbon, bonbons)

«bonbon» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A small sweet (candy), often with a soft or chocolate centre. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bonbon/#m1)
2. (Australia, NZ) A Christmas cracker. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bonbon/#m2)

### In the lessons

In stories and shops bonbons are little treats in a box. The word is French («bon» = good, said twice). In Australia and New Zealand a «bonbon» is the paper cracker pulled at Christmas dinner. Phrases: «a box of bonbons», «pull a bonbon».

### Examples

- Granny gave us a box of chocolate bonbons. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bonbon/#x1)
- The bonbons were wrapped in shiny paper. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bonbon/#x2)
- We pulled the bonbons at Christmas lunch in Melbourne and got paper hats. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bonbon/#x3)
- In the story the witch's house was decorated with bonbons. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bonbon/#x4)
- Don't eat all the bonbons before dinner! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bonbon/#x5)

### Note

Countable. Can be spelled «bon-bon». From French; the British «bonbons» (like toffee bonbons) are chewy sugar-coated sweets.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «bonbon» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bonbon/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«bonbon» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/bonbon.html) on Mova free.