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bondon

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French

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Etymology

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From bonde +‎ -on.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /bɔ̃.dɔ̃/
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Noun

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bondon m (plural bondons)

  1. bung
  2. (by extension) type of French cheese resembling a bung
  3. bung-hole
  4. bar of soap

Derived terms

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Further reading

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Piedmontese

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Etymology

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Ultimately from Gaulish *bunda, feminine form of *bundos (bottom), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰudʰ-, *bʰudʰmḗn.[1] Cognate with French bondon.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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bondon m

  1. a plug, a bung

References

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  1. ^ bondon”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.