bonbon

Definitions of bonbon
  1. noun
    a rich sweet made of flavored sugar and often combined with fruit or nuts
    synonyms: sucrerie
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    sucre d'orge
    a candy shaped as a bar
    bonbon dur
    candy that is brittle
    bonbon au brandy
    a British candy flavored with brandy
    bonbon rond
    round flat candy
    caramel mou, pastille
    caramelized sugar cooled in thin sheets
    caramel dur au beurre
    a hard brittle candy made with butter and brown sugar
    sucre de canne
    a hard candy in the shape of a rod (usually with stripes)
    caramel
    firm chewy candy made from caramelized sugar and butter and milk
    barbe à papa
    a candy made by spinning sugar that has been boiled to a high temperature
    dragée
    sugar-coated nut or fruit piece
    dragée
    silvery candy beads used for decorating cakes
    caramel, fondant américain
    soft creamy candy
    boule de gomme
    a jellied candy coated with sugar crystals
    croustillant au miel
    a crisp candy made with honey
    menthe, pastille de menthe
    a candy that is flavored with a mint oil
    dragée à la gelée de sucre
    sugar-glazed jellied candy
    bonbon au chocolat
    any of several bite-sized candies
    bâton de réglisse, réglisse
    a black candy flavored with the dried root of the licorice plant
    sucette
    hard candy on a stick
    pastille
    a small aromatic or medicated candy
    guimauve
    spongy confection made of gelatin and sugar and corn syrup and dusted with powdered sugar
    massepain
    almond paste and egg whites
    nougat
    nuts or fruit pieces in a sugar paste
    nougat
    a bar of nougat candy often dipped in chocolate
    barre de céréale
    paste of nuts and sugar on a pastry base cut into bars
    barre aux cacahouètes
    bar of peanuts in taffy
    popcorn
    popcorn combined with a thick sugar or molasses or caramel syrup and formed into balls
    praline
    cookie-sized candy made of brown sugar and butter and pecans
    pain de sucre
    sugar in large hard clear crystals on a string
    bâton de sucre d'orge, sucre d'orge
    hard bright-colored stick candy (typically flavored with peppermint)
    sucre candy
    made by boiling pure sugar until it hardens
    bonbon au caramel, caramel
    chewy candy of sugar or syrup boiled until thick and pulled until glossy
    truffe
    creamy chocolate candy
    rahat-loukoum
    a jellied candy typically flavored with rose water
    pastille de menthe
    a candy flavored with peppermint oil
    pastille
    a medicated lozenge used to soothe the throat
    type of:
    confiserie
    a food rich in sugar
  2. noun
    a candy that usually has a center of fondant or fruit or nuts coated in chocolate
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    sucrerie
    a rich sweet made of flavored sugar and often combined with fruit or nuts
  3. noun
    any of various small sugary candies
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    sucrerie
    a rich sweet made of flavored sugar and often combined with fruit or nuts
  4. noun
    a food rich in sugar
    synonyms: confiserie
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    sucrerie
    a rich sweet made of flavored sugar and often combined with fruit or nuts
    hardbake
    a British sweet made with molasses and butter and almonds
    chewing-gum
    a preparation (usually made of sweetened chicle) for chewing
    fruit confit
    candy containing a fruit or nut
    sucre d'orge
    a candy shaped as a bar
    bonbon dur
    candy that is brittle
    bonbon au brandy
    a British candy flavored with brandy
    bonbon rond
    round flat candy
    caramel mou, pastille
    caramelized sugar cooled in thin sheets
    chewing-gum
    a kind of chewing gum that can be blown into bubbles
    caramel dur au beurre
    a hard brittle candy made with butter and brown sugar
    fruit confit
    fruit cooked in sugar syrup and encrusted with a sugar crystals
    sucre de canne
    a hard candy in the shape of a rod (usually with stripes)
    caramel
    firm chewy candy made from caramelized sugar and butter and milk
    barbe à papa
    a candy made by spinning sugar that has been boiled to a high temperature
    dragée
    sugar-coated nut or fruit piece
    dragée
    silvery candy beads used for decorating cakes
    caramel, fondant américain
    soft creamy candy
    boule de gomme
    a jellied candy coated with sugar crystals
    croustillant au miel
    a crisp candy made with honey
    menthe, pastille de menthe
    a candy that is flavored with a mint oil
    dragée à la gelée de sucre
    sugar-glazed jellied candy
    bonbon au chocolat
    any of several bite-sized candies
    bâton de réglisse, réglisse
    a black candy flavored with the dried root of the licorice plant
    sucette
    hard candy on a stick
    pastille
    a small aromatic or medicated candy
    guimauve
    spongy confection made of gelatin and sugar and corn syrup and dusted with powdered sugar
    massepain
    almond paste and egg whites
    nougat
    nuts or fruit pieces in a sugar paste
    nougat
    a bar of nougat candy often dipped in chocolate
    barre de céréale
    paste of nuts and sugar on a pastry base cut into bars
    barre aux cacahouètes
    bar of peanuts in taffy
    popcorn
    popcorn combined with a thick sugar or molasses or caramel syrup and formed into balls
    praline
    cookie-sized candy made of brown sugar and butter and pecans
    pain de sucre
    sugar in large hard clear crystals on a string
    bâton de sucre d'orge, sucre d'orge
    hard bright-colored stick candy (typically flavored with peppermint)
    sucre candy
    made by boiling pure sugar until it hardens
    bonbon au caramel, caramel
    chewy candy of sugar or syrup boiled until thick and pulled until glossy
    truffe
    creamy chocolate candy
    rahat-loukoum
    a jellied candy typically flavored with rose water
    conserves
    fruit preserved by cooking with sugar
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    finesse, friandises
    something considered choice to eat
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