roudoudou

French

Etymology

Possibly from doux. The original sense (end XIXth century) was 'sex'; compare ternary construction with zigouigoui, ragnagnas, radadas, riquiqui.

Noun

roudoudou m (plural roudoudous)

1. candy consisting of hard caramel cast in a shell

   Marie-Jeanne lèche son roudoudou avec délectation.

References

• "roudoudou" in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).