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) A demijohn or carboy. A gas cylinder. === References === == 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/ === Noun === bonbonne f (plural bonbonnes) demijohn, carboy gas cylinder === 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