bonbonniere

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English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From French bonbonnière.

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /ˌbɔn.bəˈnɪɹ/, /ˌbɔn.bɔnˈjɛɚ/

Noun

bonbonniere (plural bonbonnieres)

  1. A box of chocolates or similar confectionary
    • 2009 February 12, Catherine Best, “Firestorm puts paid to wedding plans in Flowerdale”, in Herald Sun, archived from the original on 15 February 2009:
      Her wedding shoes, place cards and bonbonniere are among all her lost possessions, but luckily she still has her groom.