bombom

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from French bonbon, which can also be interpreted as a reduplication of bom (“good”), and thus as a calque.

Pronunciation
  • (Portugal, Brazil) IPA(key): /bõ.ˈbõ/
  • Hyphenation: bom‧bom
  • Rhymes: -õ

Noun

bombom m (plural bombons)

  1. a type of chocolate candy
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