bombom

See also: bồm bồm

Portuguese

Bombons

Etymology

Borrowed from French bonbon, which can also be interpreted as a reduplication of bom (“good”), and thus as a calque.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /bõˈbõ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /bõˈbõ/

• Rhymes: -õ
• Hyphenation: bom‧bom

Noun

bombom m (plural bombons)

1. a type of chocolate candy

   Synonyms: bomboca, chocolate

Derived terms

• bomboca
• bombonaria
• bomboneiro
• bomboneria
• bombonzão
• bombonzinho

 

Further reading

• “bombom”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2024
• “bombom”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024