Bonbon
English
Proper noun
Bonbon
- A barangay of Cebu City, Cebu, Philippines.
- Coordinate terms: Adlaon, Agsungot, Apas, Babag, Bacayan, Banilad, Basak Pardo, Basak San Nicolas, Binaliw, Bonbon, Budla-an, Buhisan, Bulacao, Buot-Taup Pardo, Busay, Calamba, Cambinocot, Camputhaw, Capitol Site, Carreta, Central, Cogon Pardo, Cogon Ramos, Day-as, Duljo, Ermita, Guadalupe, Guba, Hippodromo, Inayawan, Kalubihan, Kalunasan, Kamagayan, Kasambagan, Kinasang-an Pardo, Labangon, Lahug, Lorega, Lusaran, Luz, Mabini, Mabolo, Malubog, Mambaling, Pahina Central, Pahina San Nicolas, Pamutan, Pardo, Pari-an, Paril, Pasil, Pit-os, Pulangbato, Pung-ol-Sibugay, Punta Princesa, Quiot Pardo, Sambag I, Sambag II, San Antonio, San Jose, San Nicolas Central, San Roque, Santa Cruz, Sapangdaku, Sawang Calero, Sinsin, Sirao, Suba Poblacion, Sudlon I, Sudlon II, T. Padilla, Tabunan, Tagbao, Talamban, Taptap, Tejero, Tinago, Tisa, To-ong Pardo, Zapatera — barangays of Cebu City
Cebuano
Etymology 1
Reduplication of Bon, clipped from Bonito.
Proper noun
Bonbon
- a diminutive of the male given names Bonito or Bonifacio
- a diminutive of the male given names Yvonne or Shivonne
Etymology 2
Ultimately from bunbon.
Proper noun
Bonbon
- a barangay of Cebu City, Cebu, Philippines
Quotations
For quotations using this term, see Citations:Bonbon.
German
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bɔ̃ˈbɔ̃/, [bɔ̃ˈbɔ̃ː], [bɔŋˈbɔŋ], [bɔm-] (prescriptive standard; chiefly southern in practice)
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- IPA(key): /ˈbɔm.bɔŋ/ (realistic standard in northern and central Germany; almost never nasalised)
- Hyphenation: Bon‧bon
Noun
Bonbon n or m (strong, genitive Bonbons, plural Bonbons)
- hard candy
- (regional) sweet, candy in general
Usage notes
- The word is almost exclusively neuter in northern and central Germany. The masculine is quite common in the south.
Declension
Declension of Bonbon [neuter // masculine, strong]
Derived terms
- Knallbonbon (“Christmas cracker”)
Related terms
Further reading
Luxembourgish
Noun
Bonbon m (plural Bonbonen)
- sweet (confectionery)
Synonyms
Tagalog
Alternative forms
Etymology
Possibly from bunbon.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /bonˈbon/ [bomˈbon̪]
- Rhymes: -on
- Syllabification: Bon‧bon
Proper noun
Bonbón (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜈ᜔ᜊᜓᜈ᜔) (historical)
- Taal Lake
- a province of the Philippines; modern Batangas