Definition of bonne bouche in English:
bonne bouche
nounPlural bonne bouches, Plural bonnes bouchesbɔn buʃbɒn ˈbuːʃ
An appetizing item of food, especially something sweet eaten at the end of a meal.
bonnes bouches such as Italian almond biscuits and chocolate-covered figs
Example sentencesExamples
- The French idea of a golf day is a gastronomic scramble with different vintages and bonnes bouches to offer at the back of every green.
- The musical score really is a string of Mozartian bonnes bouches but one can't object to this cherry-picking as it is done so lovingly.
- Star restaurants are offering customers the chance to go feral with bonnes bouches like nettle froth and rowan sorbet.
- The ‘dinner’ can be anything from a full-blown eight course feast to a range of bonnes bouches and tapas.
- The chef of the adjacent Fountain Restaurant - pictured left - sent us some little bonnes bouches for us to sample from his menu.
- However, I kept postponing it until our very last day - I suppose I was saving it pour la bonne bouche!
- Classic Hungarian gastronomy is nothing less than French bonne bouches reaching Hungary via Austria and mixing with ancient Hungarian peasant dishes.
Origin
French, literally 'a good taste in the mouth', from bonne, feminine of bon 'good', and bouche 'mouth'.