nougat

American

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

noun

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

nougat British

/ ˈnʌɡət, ˈnuːɡɑː /

noun

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

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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

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

The cast also goes into this week in tech: the performance of the Galaxy Note 7, Apple's rumored Snapchat clone, as well as Android Nougat and the problem with getting it on certain phones.

From The Verge • Aug. 26, 2016

Yesterday, Google started rolling out the latest version of Android, 7.0 Nougat, to a handful of newer Nexus devices.

From The Verge • Aug. 23, 2016

Nougat, nōō-g�′, n. a confection made of a sweet paste filled with chopped almonds or pistachio-nuts.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R) by Various

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