bonbonne

English

Alternative forms

• bombonne

Etymology

Borrowed from French bonbonne f, from Occitan boumbouno m [from boumbo +‎ -ouno, ultimately from Latin bombus and -ōnem], made feminine in French under the influence of French bonne (unrelated), and with change of bomb- to bonb- under the influence of French bonbon (also unrelated). Although less common in French, the spelling bombonne more accurately reflects the Latin bomb- root.

Noun

bonbonne (plural bonbonnes)

1. A demijohn or carboy.
2. A gas cylinder.

French

Alternative forms

• bombonne

Etymology

From Occitan boumbouno m [from boumbo +‎ -ouno, ultimately from Latin bombus and -ōnem], made feminine under the influence of French bonne (unrelated), and with change of bomb- to bonb- under the influence of French bonbon (also unrelated). By surface analysis, bombe +‎ -on. Although less common, the spelling bombonne more accurately reflects the Latin bomb- root.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɔ̃.bɔn/

• Audio (France (Vosges)):

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Noun

bonbonne f (plural bonbonnes)

1. demijohn, carboy
2. gas cylinder

   Une bonbonne de gaz.

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References

• "bonbonne", in The Timeless Tradition of Storing Cognac in Demijohns (Bonbonne or Dame-Jeanne), 2023

Further reading

• “bonbonne”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012