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bonbonne

bonbonne noun: a demijohn or carboy.

Noun

bonbonne (plural bonbonnes)

  1. A demijohn or carboy.
  2. A gas cylinder.

Forms of bonbonne

pluralbonbonnes
alternative formbombonne

Origin of bonbonne

Borrowed from French bonbonne f, from Occitan boumbouno m [from boumbo + -ouno, ultimately from Latin bombus and -ōnem], made feminine in French under the influence of French bonne (unrelated), and with change of bomb- to bonb- under the influence of French bonbon (also unrelated). Although less common in French, the spelling bombonne more accurately reflects the Latin bomb- root.

Questions about bonbonne

What does bonbonne mean?
Bonbonne means a demijohn or carboy.
What part of speech is bonbonne?
Bonbonne is a noun.
What is the plural of bonbonne?
The plural of bonbonne is bonbonnes.

Words near bonbonne in the dictionary

  1. Bonavitas
  2. Bonbeach
  3. bonbon
  4. bonboniere
  5. bonbonieres
  6. bonbonne
  7. bonbonnes
  8. bonbonniere
  9. bonbonnieres
  10. bonbonnière
  11. bonbons

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