nougat

[ noo-guht, noo-gah ]

noun

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

nougat

/ ˈnʌɡət; ˈnuːɡɑː /

noun

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

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of nougat¹

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

Example Sentences

It’s like this marshmallow nougat thing that’s covered in chocolate, and they got thrown in the freezer and turned crunchy.

From New York Times

Cloud nougats floated by, and Ella popped as many as she could into her mouth before they turned stormy.

From Literature

The palate includes almond nougat, crème brûlée, black tea, white flower petals and malted milk balls.

From Seattle Times

“It’s a nougat bar, which made him very different from the competition, layered with caramel then enrobed in chocolate,” Borghesani said.

From Seattle Times

“My housing tract was dark brown and light brown, and they later changed it to sort of a nougat and gray,” Newitz told Locus magazine.

From Los Angeles Times