bonbonniere

See also: bonbonnière

English

Alternative forms

• bonboniere

Etymology

From French bonbonnière.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˌbɔn.bəˈnɪɹ/, /ˌbɔn.bɔnˈjɛɚ/

Noun

bonbonniere (plural bonbonnieres)

1. A box of chocolates or similar confectionary
   • 2009 February 12, Catherine Best, “Firestorm puts paid to wedding plans in Flowerdale”, in Herald Sun‎^[1], archived from the original on 15 February 2009:

     Her wedding shoes, place cards and bonbonniere are among all her lost possessions, but luckily she still has her groom.