noyau

/ ˈnwaɪəʊ /

noun

1. a liqueur made from brandy flavoured with nut kernels

Word History and Origins

Origin of noyau¹

C18: from French: kernel, from Latin nux nut

Example Sentences

I squeeze every drop of noyau essence from the jelly bag once it’s cool, and if the preserves are still not quite heady enough, I’ll add a glug or two of the previous summer’s extract.

From New York Times

Although the tree from which the leaves were gathered grew near the temple, and was the common Lauros nobilis, yet the leaves of the Lauro-cerasus might have easily been substituted on the occasion; since, always green and shining, they are not very unlike each other, and the flowers of both trees are pedunculate; and, no doubt, the priests well knew to what extent they could carry the dose to serve their purposes; possibly the modern preparation of noyau might have been a Pythian dram.

From Project Gutenberg

There was an argument with the keeper of the snake's house, because Bertram nearly blinded a lethargic alligator with his sister's umbrella, and another with the keeper of the giraffes, because in despite of an earnest plea not to feed them, Viola succeeded in tempting one to sniff moistly a piece of raspberry noyau.

From Project Gutenberg

Noyau, nwo-yō′, n. a liqueur flavoured with kernels of bitter almonds or of peach-stones.

From Project Gutenberg

Without wishing to protract the discussion about eisell, let me tell the correspondent who questioned whether wormwood could be an ingredient in any palatable drink, that cr�me d'absinthe ordinarily appears with noyau, &c. in a Parisian restaurateur's list of luxurious cordials.

From Project Gutenberg