bonbon vs candy

bonbon and candy both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
bonbon	Yes	No	No	No
candy	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, candy is a hypernym of bonbon; that is, candy is a word with a broader meaning than bonbon:

bonbon: a candy that usually has a center of fondant or fruit or nuts coated in chocolate
candy: a rich sweet made of flavored sugar and often combined with fruit or nuts

Other hypernyms of bonbon include confect.

bonbon (noun)	candy (noun)
a candy that usually has a center of fondant or fruit or nuts coated in chocolate	a rich sweet made of flavored sugar and often combined with fruit or nuts

bonbon (verb)	candy (verb)
	coat with something sweet, such as a hard sugar glaze