Nougat
//ˈnuːɡɑː// noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A mixture consisting of egg white and a sweetener, variously mixed with (in western Europe) almonds or (in eastern Europe) hazelnuts or (in US) used without nuts as a filler in candy bars. uncountable
"Cake Nogat: This nogat may be made in moulds, or square pieces."
- 2 nuts or fruit pieces in a sugar paste wordnet
- 3 A piece of this mixture, typically eaten as a confection. countable
"When you make a nougat of large dimensions, put in the almonds a few at a time."
Synonyms
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More examples"We stuffed ourselves with nougat and shortbread cookies during Christmas Holidays."
Etymology
From French nougat, from Occitan nogat, from noga (“nut”), ultimately from Latin nux (“nut”) + -atus (“-ate, forming adjectives and substantives having or resembling some thing or trait”). Compare Spanish nuégado.
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