nougat

[ noo-guh t, noo-gah ]

/ ˈnu gət, ˈnu gɑ /

noun

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

Nearby words

notungulate, notus, notwithstanding, nouadhibou, nouakchott, nougat, nougatine, nought, noughties, noughts and crosses, noughts-and-crosses

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 -ate¹

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Examples from the Web for nougat

We teach you how to make French bonbons, nougat, chocolate creams and all the finest candies.
The Boston Cooking-School Magazine (Vol. XV, No. 2, Aug.-Sept., 1910)|Various
What with the meringues and the nougat, the wine and the heat of the room, she soon felt very ill.
Jack|Alphonse Daudet
Well, I gave her nougat and cheap cynicisms, and she allowed herself to be comforted!
The Pool in the Desert|Sara Jeanette Duncan
Her throat throbbed and it seemed as though that pound of nougat Beverly had alluded to must be stuck in it.
A Dixie School Girl|Gabrielle E. Jackson

This nougat has only enough sugar to bind the nuts together.
The Century Cook Book|Mary Ronald

British Dictionary definitions for nougat

nougat

/ (ˈnuːɡɑː, ˈnʌɡət) /

noun

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

Word Origin for nougat

C19: via French from Provençal nogat, from noga nut, from Latin nux nut

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