bonbon
noun
a piece of candy
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noun
a piece of candy. One piece is usually just called a piece of candy. The British word is sweet
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an apple covered with a layer of caramel (=soft cooked sugar) or candy and served on a stick
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a bar of candy, usually covered with chocolate and often containing nuts and caramel (=soft cooked sugar)
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a long thin piece of red and white candy shaped like a hook that is eaten at Christmas
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a sweet food made from pieces of fruit covered with a mixture of flour, butter, and sugar and baked in an oven
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chocolate that is darker in color than milk chocolate because no milk has been added to it
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a soft brightly colored piece of candy that is shaped like a bean and made with many different flavors
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one of many very small pieces of chocolate or other candy that are put on top of ice cream
the British spelling of licorice
an American spelling of lollipop
a piece of sweet flavored ice on a stick
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very small pieces of brightly colored sugar or candy that you sprinkle over the surface of ice cream, cakes, or cookies as a decoration
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a sweet sticky brown food made by cooking sugar, butter, and water at a high temperature, or a candy made of this
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chocolate that has a yellowish white color and is made from cocoa butter, milk, and sugar
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