Bonbon — meaning in English
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English meaning
- candy noun Sweet confectionery made mainly from sugar, often flavored with chocolate, fruit, or nuts.
- confection noun A sweet food, such as a cake, sweet or pastry, often made with great care and finely decorated.
- drop noun A small round blob of liquid.
- sweet adj Having the taste of sugar; not sour, salty, or bitter.
- sweets noun British informal term for candy or confectionery.
Senses
Bonbon is used for these senses in English:
- candy (countable, chiefly, North America, Philippines) A piece of confectionery of this kind.
- confection A food item prepared very sweet, frequently decorated in fine detail, and often preserved with sugar, such as a candy, sweetmeat, fruit preserve, pastry, or cake.
- drop Often preceded by a defining word: a small, round piece of hard candy, such as a lemon drop; a lozenge.
- hard candy (US) A candy prepared from one or more syrups boiled to a temperature of 160°C (320°F), thereafter becoming stiff and brittle at room temperature.
- sweet (countable, especially, _, UK, India) A confection made from sugar, or high in sugar content; a candy.
- sweets Confectionery, candy.
candy — full definition
- noun Sweet confectionery made mainly from sugar, often flavored with chocolate, fruit, or nuts.
- verb To coat or cook something in sugar syrup until it hardens.
- noun Slang for crack cocaine.
confection — full definition
- noun A sweet food, such as a cake, sweet or pastry, often made with great care and finely decorated.
- noun The process of putting something together or making it.
- noun Something that has been put together or made up, especially from several different parts.
- noun A piece of writing, music or art that is light and entertaining and not meant to be taken too seriously.
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