Meaning
A sweet, especially a small chocolate-covered candy.
Etymology
Origin: Latin
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dewh₂-der.? Proto-Italic *dwenos Archaic Latin duenos Old Latin duonus Latin bonus Old French bon Middle French bon French bonredup. French bonbonbor. English bonbon Borrowed from French bonbon, reduplication of bon (“good”).
Synonyms & Antonyms
NYT Puzzle Appearances
Accepted in 32 recorded puzzles:
- 2026-09-19BGILNOT
- 2026-09-06BADEGNO
- 2026-08-25BGINOTU
- 2026-07-15OBEFILN
- 2026-03-29BANICLO
- 2026-02-01BANIGLO
- 2026-01-02NBUHEOY
- 2025-11-24OAWRIBN
- 2025-09-13BACNOTI
- 2025-09-09NBELMDO
- 2025-07-01BEOMGNY
- 2025-05-25NPAOEBL
+20 earlier appearances in the archive.