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Origin and Etymology of bon
perhaps from Dutch boon bean, from Middle Dutch bōne; akin to Old High German bōna bean
Origin and Etymology of bon
origin unknown
Definition of Bon
plural -s
: a great popular festival of Japan held July 13 to 16 when the spirits of ancestors are supposed to revisit the household altars — called also
Feast of Lanterns
Origin and Etymology of bon
Japanese
Origin and Etymology of bon
Tibetan bön
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