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nougat

[ noo-guht, noo-gah ]

noun

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


nougat

/ ˈnuːɡɑː; ˈnʌɡət /

noun

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


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Word History and Origins

Origin of nougat1

1820–30; < French < Provençal Vulgar Latin *nucātum, noun use of neuter of *nucātus, equivalent to Latin nuc- (stem of nux ) nut + -ātus -ate 1

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Word History and Origins

Origin of nougat1

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

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Example Sentences

There will be nougat and sweet cakes, and a chocolate cream.

When it has become a hard cake, set the mould for a moment in warm water, and turn out the nougat.

From marshmallow paste is made another attractive candy, called Neapolitan nougat.

They were all marked peppermint but were really candied fruit, chocolates, nougat and what not.

Besides being sold in great quantities by town confectioners, nougat is made in most country homes.

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