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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Word Origin and History for nougat

nougat

"sweetmeat of almonds and other nuts," 1827, from French nougat (18c.), from Provençal nougat "cake made with almonds," from Old Provençal nogat "nutcake," from noga, nuga "nut," from Vulgar Latin *nucatum (nominative *nuca), from Latin nux (genitive nucis) "nut," from PIE *kneu- "nut" (see nucleus).