Bonbon

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English

Proper noun

Bonbon

  1. A barangay of Cebu City, Cebu, Philippines.
    Coordinate terms: Adlaon, Agsungot, Apas, Babag, Bacayan, Banilad, Basak Pardo, Basak San Nicolas, Binaliw, Bonbon, Budla-an, Buhisan, Bulacao, Buot-Taup Pardo, Busay, Calamba, Cambinocot, Camputhaw, Capitol Site, Carreta, Central, Cogon Pardo, Cogon Ramos, Day-as, Duljo, Ermita, Guadalupe, Guba, Hippodromo, Inayawan, Kalubihan, Kalunasan, Kamagayan, Kasambagan, Kinasang-an Pardo, Labangon, Lahug, Lorega, Lusaran, Luz, Mabini, Mabolo, Malubog, Mambaling, Pahina Central, Pahina San Nicolas, Pamutan, Pardo, Pari-an, Paril, Pasil, Pit-os, Pulangbato, Pung-ol-Sibugay, Punta Princesa, Quiot Pardo, Sambag I, Sambag II, San Antonio, San Jose, San Nicolas Central, San Roque, Santa Cruz, Sapangdaku, Sawang Calero, Sinsin, Sirao, Suba Poblacion, Sudlon I, Sudlon II, T. Padilla, Tabunan, Tagbao, Talamban, Taptap, Tejero, Tinago, Tisa, To-ong Pardo, Zapatera — barangays of Cebu City

Cebuano

Etymology 1

Reduplication of Bon, clipped from Bonito.

Proper noun

Bonbon

  1. a diminutive of the male given names Bonito or Bonifacio
  2. a diminutive of the male given names Yvonne or Shivonne

Etymology 2

Ultimately from bunbon.

Proper noun

Bonbon

  1. A barangay of Cebu City, Cebu, Philippines

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:Bonbon.

German

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Etymology

Borrowed from French bonbon.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bɔ̃ˈbɔ̃/, , , (prescriptive standard; chiefly southern in practice)
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  • 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)

  1. hard candy
    Synonyms: (northern) Bollchen, (northern) Bonschen, (western) Klümpchen, Gutti, (southern) Zuckerl
  2. (regional) 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
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

Further reading

  • “Bonbon” in Duden online
  • “Bonbon” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Luxembourgish

Noun

Bonbon m (plural Bonbonen)

  1. sweet (confectionery)

Synonyms

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Possibly from bunbon.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Bonbón (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜈ᜔ᜊᜓᜈ᜔) (historical)

  1. Taal Lake
  2. A province of the Philippines; modern Batangas

See also

Wikious
Boobota
Sagapedia