bondon

French

Etymology

From bonde +‎ -on.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɔ̃.dɔ̃/

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Noun

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

• bondonner
• bondonnière

Further reading

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

Piedmontese

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bunˈduŋ/

Noun

bondon m

1. a plug, a bung