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nou⋅gat
[noo-guh
t, noo-gah] 
–noun
| a chewy or brittle candy containing almonds or other nuts and sometimes fruit. |
Origin:
1820–30; < F < Pr ≪ VL *nucātum, n. use of neut. of *nucātus, equiv. to L nuc- (s. of nux) nut + -ātus -ate 1
1820–30; < F < Pr ≪ VL *nucātum, n. use of neut. of *nucātus, equiv. to L nuc- (s. of nux) nut + -ātus -ate 1
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| nou·gat (nōō'gət) n. A confection made from a sugar or honey paste into which nuts are mixed. [French, from Provençal, from nougo, nut, from Old Provençal noga, from Vulgar Latin *nuca, from Latin nux, nuc-, nut.] |
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Nougat
Nou`gat"\, n. [F.] A cake, sweetmeat, or confecti['o]n made with almonds or other nuts.
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Language Translation for : nougat
Spanish:
turrón,
German:
das Nougat,
Japanese:
ヌガー
nougat
"sweetmeat of almonds and other nuts," 1827, from Fr. nougat, from Prov. nougat "cake made with almonds," from O.Prov. nogat "nutcake," from noga, nuga "nut," from V.L. *nucatum (nom. *nuca), from L. nux (gen. nucis) "nut" (see nucleus).
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nougat
aerated confection made by mixing nuts and sometimes fruit pieces in a sugar paste whose composition is varied to give either a chewy or a brittle consistency. Nougat originated in Mediterranean countries, where honey, together with almonds or other nuts, was beaten into egg whites and then sun-dried.
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