nougat

American  

[noo-guht, noo-gah] / ˈnu gət, ˈnu gɑ /

noun

1. a chewy or brittle candy containing almonds or other nuts and sometimes fruit.

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nougat British  

/ ˈnʌɡət, ˈnuːɡɑː /

noun

1. a hard chewy pink or white sweet containing chopped nuts, cherries, etc

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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

The palate includes almond nougat, crème brûlée, black tea, white flower petals and malted milk balls.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 16, 2023

“My housing tract was dark brown and light brown, and they later changed it to sort of a nougat and gray,” Newitz told Locus magazine.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 28, 2023

Toblerone, the mountain-shaped chocolate made from Swiss milk with honey and almond nougat, first went on sale in 1908 in Bern, the capital city of Switzerland.

From BBC • Mar. 5, 2023

Honey pistachio nougat is not easy to make.

From New York Times • Dec. 13, 2022

He was eating all the rosewater nougat my mom’s sister had sent her from Iran.

From "A Very Large Expanse of Sea" by Tahereh Mafi