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nougatine

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[noo-guh-teen] / ˌnu gəˈtin /

noun

  1. a chocolate-coated nougat.

Etymology

Origin of nougatine

First recorded in 1890–95; nougat + -ine 1

Example Sentences

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A smoked-cacao situation with milk ice cream looked less than appetizing topped with a lumpy, brownish thatch of nougatine.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 17, 2022

Some people like the vegetable nougatine soft, others like it "chewy," and still others want it to be hard.

From Candy-Making Revolutionized Confectionery from Vegetables by Hall, Mary Elizabeth

Tomato, 110-116; chocolate marshmallow, 112; chocolate nougatine, 114; nut burs, 114; tomato marshmallow, 110; vegetable nougatine, 112.

From Candy-Making Revolutionized Confectionery from Vegetables by Hall, Mary Elizabeth

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