bonhomme

See also: Bonhomme and bouonhoumme

French

Etymology

From bon (“good”) + homme (“man”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɔ.nɔm/

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Noun

bonhomme m (plural bonshommes or bonhommes)

1. fellow, chap
2. (Louisiana) scarecrow

Derived terms

• bonhomme de neige (“snowman”)
• (Quebec) bonhomme sept-heures

Further reading

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