bombón

See also: bombon

Ladino

Etymology

From French bonbon.

Noun

bombón m (Latin spelling, plural bombones)

1. piece of candy

Derived terms

• bombonyera

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from French bonbon.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bomˈbon/ [bõmˈbõn]

• Audio (Spain):

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• Rhymes: -on
• Syllabification: bom‧bón

Noun

bombón m (plural bombones)

1. praline, chocolate confection
2. (Colombia) lollipop
3. (Mexico) marshmallow
4. (figuratively) hottie, cutie, dreamboat, stunner, peach (attractive woman or man)
   • 2004, Sebastián Dates, “Ana”, in Lo ingenuos que somos, page 37:

     Ana era la prima de Celina y los chicos de mi clase que la conocían decían que era un bombón y no tenía novio.

     Ana was Celina's cousin and the boys in my class that knew her said that she was a hottie and that she didn't have a boyfriend.

Derived terms

• bombonería

 

See also

• caramelo
• chocolate
• chuche
• dulce
• malvavisco

 

Further reading

• “bombón”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10