Bonbon
See also: bonbon and bon-bon
Cebuano
Etymology 1
Reduplication of Bon, clipped from Bonito.
Proper noun
Bonbon
- a nickname for Bonito, Bonifacio, etc.
- a nickname for Yvonne, Shivonne, etc.
Etymology 2
Ultimately from bunbon.
Proper noun
Bonbon
- A barangay of Cebu City, Cebu, Philippines
Quotations
For quotations using this term, see Citations:Bonbon.
German
Etymology
Borrowed from French bonbon.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bɔ̃ˈbɔ̃/, [bɔ̃ˈbɔ̃ː], [bɔŋˈbɔŋ], [bɔm-] (prescriptive standard; chiefly southern in practice)
Audio (file)
- IPA(key): /ˈbɔm.bɔŋ/ (realistic standard in northern and central Germany; almost never nasalised)
- Hyphenation: Bon‧bon
Noun
Bonbon n or m (strong, genitive Bonbons, plural Bonbons)
- hard candy
- Synonyms: (northern) Bollchen, (western) Klümpchen
- (regional, including Austria) sweet, candy in general
Usage notes
- The word is almost exclusively neuter in northern and central Germany. The masculine is quite common in the south.
Declension
Declension of Bonbon [neuter // masculine, strong]
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | das, der | Bonbon | die | Bonbons |
| genitive | eines | des | Bonbons | der | Bonbons |
| dative | einem | dem | Bonbon | den | Bonbons |
| accusative | ein, einen | das, den | Bonbon | die | Bonbons |
Derived terms
- Knallbonbon (“Christmas cracker”)
Further reading
- “Bonbon” in Duden online
- “Bonbon” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
Tagalog
Proper noun
Bonbon
- (historical) Taal Lake
- (historical) A province of the Philippines; modern Batangas