Definition of "bonbon" [bon•bon]

• A candy that often has a center of fondant, fruit, or nuts and is coated with chocolate or fondant. (noun)

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• ""And if this bonbon is even less substantial than her customary fare, well, Valentine's Day isn't really such a major holiday, is it?""
• "And the nearest I come to a bonbon is the occasional after dinner mint, which I usually end up eating after breakfast, after lunch, after a mid-afternoon snack ..."
• "As I was leaving, I glimpsed a familiar face at one of the tables, sitting alone in front of a giant chocolate bonbon."