| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| SYLLABICATION: | bon·bon |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  b n bn |
| NOUN: | A candy that often has a center of fondant, fruit, or nuts and is coated with chocolate or fondant. | | ETYMOLOGY: | French, reduplication of bon, good, from Latin bonus. See deu-2 in Appendix I.
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