coûter bonbon
French, verb/ku.te bɔ̃.bɔ̃/
coûter bonbon is spelled C-O-Û-T-E-R-B-O-N-B-O-N (12 letters). Coûter bonbon is a French verb meaning “to be expensive, to cost an arm and a leg” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Coûter très cher ; être très onéreux”.
What does coûter bonbon mean in English?
verb
- 1
informalto be expensive, to cost an arm and a leg
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
verb: 1. Coûter très cher ; être très onéreux.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of coûter bonbon
- couter bonbon
- coûter bon
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce coûter bonbon?
- /ku.te bɔ̃.bɔ̃/
- \ku.te bɔ̃.bɔ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.