nougat
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of nougat
1820–30; < French < Provençal ≪ Vulgar Latin *nucātum, noun use of neuter of *nucātus, equivalent to Latin nuc- (stem of nux ) nut + -ātus -ate 1
Example Sentences
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Nougat is in one of the most delicious category of confections—the aerated, fluffy, whipped-up kind.
From Slate • Feb. 12, 2019
The A8F runs Android TV with Google’s Assistant, but it’s still using a dated version based on Android 7.1 Nougat.
From The Verge • Nov. 2, 2018
A majority of users are split three ways on older Android OS versions Nougat, Marshmallow, and Lollipop, while nearly 20 percent of Android users are on OS versions even older than that.
From Slate • Apr. 13, 2018
Notably, it’ll be one of the few phones launching this month with Android 7.0 Nougat.
From The Verge • Sep. 5, 2016
Norah has often told me that I exaggerated the importance of the Nougat Incident; that my weakness is a tendency to dwell with a morbid concentration on small, inessential details.
From The Belfry by Sinclair, May
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